Congratulate shooter Avani Lekhara -- the first Indian woman to win a gold medal at the Paralympics.
Olympic silver medallist Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore's teenaged son Manavaditya clinched a bronze as Indian shooters dished out an impressive performance, winning seven medals, including two gold, at the ongoing third Asian Shotgun Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Saurabh Chaudhary shot 16 in the gold medal contest to finish ahead of Germany's Michael Schwald (6).
Young Indian shooter Lakshay claimed the silver medal in the men's trap event of the Asian Games, in Palembang, on Monday.
The hero of the Commonwealth Games could only finish 34th in the 50-meter Free Pistol event.
Indian boxing's national observer Akhil Kumar sees nothing wrong in leaving out national chief coaches from the Commonwealth Games contingent but what irks him is the higher pay and greater importance given to the foreigners in the support staff.
Abhinav Bindra became first Indian to win Olympic gold on August 11, 2008
The Indian ace beat back a strong challenge from China's Du Li and Japan's Hiromi Misaki to win the women's air rifle gold.
A World Championships gold is the only medal missing in Neeraj Chopra's decorated cabinet and the superstar Indian javelin thrower will fancy his chances.
The ace markswoman is preparing in right earnest to hit the bull's eye in the 10-metre air rifle event at the Athens Games.
The Athletes Commission of the IOA has recommended the national Olympic body to put systems in place to deal with issues of the players "with respect and dignity" in the light of the protest by India's top wrestlers.
Jitu Rai, the world number one in men's 50m pistol, shot a 555 in his elimination round to sail through to the qualification round of the event, to be contested on Thursday, along with the finals, on day four of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup (Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun) being played in Rio De Janerio's Olympic Shooting Centre.
Debutant teenager Saurabh Chaudhary clinched India's first shooting gold of the 18th Asian Games, fetching the top honours in the men's 10m air pistol event, in Palembang, on Tuesday.
The International Shooting Sport Federation plans to introduce mixed events in air pistol, air rifle and trap for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics to help achieve the IOC's goal of 50 percent female participation in the Olympics Games
The Indian shooters fired a blank at the Rio 2016 Olympics with Abhinav Bindra missing the medal by a whisker but the 2008 Beijing Olympic champion said he has high hopes for Tokyo.
World Championships silver-medallist Anjum Moudgil is expecting a good performance from the Indian shooting team, which she calls the best in the world, at the Tokyo Olympics later this year. India has seen a host of young shooters make their mark on the world stage since the last Olympics in 2016.
WFI president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh urged that the national championships and camps should be conducted as all activities have come to a standstill.
'The Indian badminton team has scripted history'
Former India opener Virender Sehwag there can't be a better 'mentor' than Dhoni when it comes to young players, who are a bit introvert and need someone to guide them as they try to express themselves on the field.
Saurbah Chaudhary would dream of excelling in the Olympic sport one day.
The 19-year-old shooter won gold in R-2 women's 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 event on Monday before taking the 50m Rifle 3 Position SH1 bronze on Friday.
'I've never seen such cooperation before. Problem solving. Everyone working together. And truthful.' 'Someone from the prime minister's office was there the entire time, at the table, one of the team.' 'Now you have to figure out how to get them out. And I'm just gonna sit here patiently.' 'But if you annoy me, I could actually ruin the whole game for you and for the people in here, which is the avalanche'.
In the ongoing ISSF Pistol/Rifle World Cup in Bhopal, India bagged a silver and bronze in the mixed team events on Thursday.
Noted shooting coach Sanjay Chakraverty, who has given India some of its finest shooters including guiding the likes of Olympic medallist Gagan Narang and Anjali Bhagwat, died in Mumbai.
Hit by a needle controversy but in high spirits nonetheless, the jumbo Indian contingent would be aiming to make it all good with strong medal-winning performances.
'To win the Olympic gold medal, I have been really working really hard for the past five years now, and it has always been my dream.'
Jaspal Rana says 'too much' is being expected from teenage prodigies like Manu Bhaker and Anish Bhanwala
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Thursday
Rio Olympics silver medallist P V Sindhu was bestowed with the Sportsperson of the Year award during the 'Maruti Suzuki Sportsperson of the Year' Charity Gala Awards on Thursday night.
Ace Indian shooter Abhinav Bindra added another gold to his tally at the Inter Shoot Tri series Shooting and became the first individual to win three gold medals in the event at Hague, Netherlands.
Australia wicketkeeper-batter Alyssa Healy wasn't sympathetic towards Harmanpreet Kaur following her bizarre run out in the ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Cape Town.
Olympic bronze medallist Gagan Narang on what made him start the Gagan Narang Sports Promotion Foundation way back in 2011 when he himself in the midst of his own shooting career.
Shooter Sanjeev Rajput, judoka Sushila Devi, the women's hockey team were among those who posed in front of the Olympic Rings installed at the Tokyo Olympics Games Village.
Nancy was even better, recording a lowest of 10.2 in her final.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Sunday
The gold rush continued for Indian shooters at the ISSF World Cup in New Delhi as Ganemat Sekhon and Angad Vir Singh Bajwa claimed the skeet mixed team top honours on the fifth competition day on Tuesday.
India finished on top at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Junior World Cup in Suhl after Sift Kaur Samra and Surya Pratap Singh settled for a silver in the 50m rifle prone mixed team event
Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra received the Padma Shri, the country's fourth highest civilian award.
Manu Bhaker is currently training in Croatia along with other members of the Olympic-bound Indian team
