Olympians Association of India launched
NEW DELHI: In the presence of sporting legends, the Olympians Association of India (OAI) was launched on Monday with an aim to look after the welfare of former and current athletes from across the...
View ArticleManavaditya Rathore wins gold at Asian Shotgun Championships
AL AIN: ManavadityaRathore, son of Olympic silver medallistRajyavardhanRathore, today clinched the gold medal in junior men's trap at the 4th Asian Shotgun Championships here today. This was India's...
View ArticleVictory for Jeet in skeet
Anant Jeet Singh Naruka beat Asian champion Man Singh and Olympic quota winner Mairaj Ahmad Khan, two of the best skeet shooters in the country, en route to the gold in the 59th National shotgun...
View ArticleAnantjeet wins 2 golds at Junior Shotgun Cup in Finland
NEW DELHI: Young marksman Anantjeet Naruka emerged as the country's star performer by winning an individual gold medal apart from a team gold as India returned with four medals from the 7th...
View ArticleManavaditya misses bronze
A brave performance by Manavaditya Rathore proved inadequate as he missed the bronze medal after having been in a shoot-off to fight for the gold in the Junior World Cup shooting...
View ArticleCan read sportspersons mind thanks to shooting career: Rathore
NEW DELHI: Union minister and Olympic medallist Rajyavardhan Rathore today emphasised on the value of mental strength in sporting arena and said his shooting career has given him the ability to gauge...
View ArticleAbhinav Bindra says goodbye in bad year for seniors, youngsters shine
NEW DELHI: Perfectionist Abhinav Bindra walked into the sunset after a glorious career but, in an unfortunate coincidence, dark clouds hovered over a house in disorder after the Indian shooting team...
View ArticleAnantjeet wins bronze in skeet event at 2nd ISSF Junior Cup
NEW DELHI: Promising 17-year-old skeet shooter Anantjeet Singh Naruka held his own in a...
View ArticleExcitement builds ahead of Uttar Pradesh Hockey Junior World Cup Lucknow 2016...
(Source: International Hockey Federation) Following the conclusion of the women's Hockey Junior Hockey World Cup in Santiago, the focus now switches to India in preparation for the Uttar Pradesh Hockey...
View ArticleRio Olympics: Mark Cavendish threatens to sue journalists over allegations he...
Mark Cavendish reportedly threatened to sue journalists in the mixed zone minutes after he clinched Olympic silver in the men’s omnium, with the Manx cyclist questioned about whether he deliberately...
View ArticleRussia’s and Germany’s Gold medals seal the Junior World Cup in Suhl, Italy...
(Source: ISSF - International Shooting Sport Federation) The Skeet Men Junior and the Trap Men Junior events concluded the ISSF Junior World Cup in Suhl (GER) today. Italy, Russia and Germany finished...
View ArticleShooters in last chance saloon
Former NO. 1 Heena Sidhu will be among those hoping to seal the deal. Beijing — where Bindra relegated a weeping Chinese to second place. Athens — where Rathore medalled in what will hopefully be the...
View ArticleRio 2016 trap and skeet events crown five new champions (IOC - International...
(Source: IOC - International Olympic Commitee) The five trap and skeet events at Rio 2016 threw up plenty of suspense and produced some notable champions, from Australia's Catherine Skinner, the...
View ArticleThe Russian Federation pockets 3 of the 4 Gold medals up for grabs in Gabala...
(Source: ISSF - International Shooting Sport Federation) Artem Chernousov, Margarita Lomova and Alexey Belov secured today's Junior Gold medals in the 10m Air Pistol Men, 10m Air Pistol Women and Skeet...
View ArticleIndian archers eye redemption for London debacle
RIO DE JANEIRO: Blown away quite literally the last time around, Indian archers would look to make amends for the flop-show in London when they take aim in the 31st Olympic Games on Friday. Football...
View ArticleLive | Sania-Bopanna crash out
Welcome to the live updates of the Day 8 of the Rio Olympics 2016. We have lots of sporting activities which involve Indians particularly in shooting, tennis and badminton. Entire nation would be...
View ArticleRio Olympics: Sindhu, Sakshi shine as India end campaign with two medals
RIO DE JANEIRO: Three unassuming women became the redeemers for India at the Rio Olympics as the country concluded its campaign with some good, bad and ugly memories. Defying all odds and showing...
View ArticleNorway, the Russian Federation and the People’s Republic of China earns...
(Source: ISSF - International Shooting Sport Federation) On the second-to-last day in Gabala the Russian Federation solidified his position atop the overall medal ranking thanks to Margarita Lomova's...
View ArticleAccolades pour in on Twitter for Devendra Jhajharia
NEW DELHI: Accolades started to pour in for Devendra Jhajharia as from Prime Minister Narendra Modi to former cricketers such as Virender Sehwag and Mohammad Kaif congratulated the athlete for his...
View ArticlePM leads country's praise of Indian hockey team
NEW DELHI: From Prime Minister Narendra Modi to eminent sports personalities, the country was wholesome in its praise for the Indian hockey team's gutsy effort that saw it clinch a historic silver...
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