Gagan Narang, Jitu Rai and young Mehuli Ghosh failed to make the Indian shooting squad for the upcoming Asian Games, even as a few unheralded faces were picked for the quadrennial extravaganza, starting in Indonesia, from August 18.
IOA president P T Usha on Sunday slammed the revolting executive council members, saying they 'seem more focused on self-serving power play and monetary gain'
Ace Indian shooter Gagan Narang won a bronze in 10 meter air rifle event at the World Cup in Beijing.
The Hyderabad shooter, who was a last-minute entry, won the men's 10m air-rifle event at the Afro Asian Games.
Can see growth, especially in women's table tennis in India: Manika Batra on UTT
India's ace shooter Gagan Narang is hoping to be third time lucky at the London Olympics after two unsuccessful attempts in Athens and Beijing.
Not filing an ITR or paying the tax dues on the deceased's behalf can lead to penal consequences.
2008 Olympic gold medallist shooter, Abhinav Bindra took to his official X handle and thanked Neeraj for inspiring every Indian to dream big.
Gagan Narang on Friday won the bronze medal in the 50m Rifle Prone Event of the ISSF World Cup at Fort Benning in US, earning himself a quota place for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
Indian shooters ended their Olympic campaign on a dismal note as medal contender Gagan Narang and Sanjeev Rajput crashed out of men's 50m rifle 3 positions event in the qualifying stage, while Manavjit Singh Sandhu also failed enter the final in the men's trap on Monday.
Gagan Narang missed out on an Olympic quota by just one place as he finished sixth in the final of the men's 50-metre rifle prone while Prakash Nanjappa and Jitu Rai narrowly missed out on the final of the 10-metre air pistol at the 51st Shooting World Championships in Granada.
Ace shooter Gagan Narang, who notched up four gold medals at last year's Commonwealth Games, was on Monday conferred the country's highest sporting honour -- the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award -- in a glittering ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi.
'File all the supporting documents in response to the allegation since there is a possibility of the proceedings getting dropped at that stage if the reply is satisfactory.'
Gagan Narang had to settle for a silver medal in the men's 50m rifle prone event at the Asian Shooting Championships in Kuwait on Monday.
Punjab, starting the penultimate day on 73/3 and needing 144 more runs, crumbled under pressure from Sindhu's relentless spin and Jayant Yadav's precise off-spin (3/35 in 10.4 overs), collapsing well before lunch and handing Haryana their second outright win in four matches.
Seasoned marksmen Gagan Narang and Chain Singh flopped in the 50m Rifle prone position event at the Rio Olympics on Friday, finishing 13th and 36th respectively. While Narang, who won bronze in 10m Air Rifle at the London Games, signed off with a total score of 623.1, Chain finished way down in the qualification round with a score of 619.6.
Three years ago, India returned from Tokyo with seven medals, and it is only natural that a double-digit performance is now desired in Paris.
Gagan Narang claimed the gold medal in the 10m air rifle event and earned a spot in the 2008 Beijing Olympics
The golden run of India's prize shooter Gagan Narang ended at the Commonwealth Games on Tuesday when his sick partner struggled after refusing to take medication for fear of failing a doping test.
Gagagn Narang extended his purple patch by winning his third gold medal as Indian shooters grabbed five medals on Friday to take their tally to an impressive 15 in the Commonwealth Games shooting event. The duo of Narang and Imran Hasan Khan began the day's proceedings by bagging the yellow metal in pairs 50-metre rifle 3 positions and Omkar Singh capped off a brilliant day for the hosts by winning gold medal in 10-metre air pistol.
No Indian athlete since Independence has won multiple medals at a single Games.
London Olympics bronze medal winning shooter Gagan Narang will flag off the second Formula One Indian Grand Prix in Greater Noida.
India's ace marksman Gagan Narang has clinched the silver medal in the men's 50m rifle three position event of the HH The Amir of Kuwait International Shooting Grand Prix.
Mandaviya, Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Hardeep Singh Puri, and Indian Olympic Association President PT Usha unveiled the ceremonial outfit, playing kits, performance shoes and travel gear for the Indian team.
Sanjeev Rajput was the highest placed Indian at the 13th position in the ISSF World Cup.
Swapnil Kusale isn't really superstitious but when fellow mates Akhil Sheoran and Shriyanka Sadangi gifted him a small key chain to ward off evil eye, he readily accepted it
Ace Indian shooter Gagan Narang shrugged off his Beijing Olympics' disappointment and set a new world record en route to winning the gold in the 10m air rifle event in the World Cup finals in Bangkok on Wednesday. Narang scored 703.5 -- a perfect 600 in the qualifying and 103.5 in the final -- to break Austria's Farnik Thomas's record, set in the 2006 World Cup final in Granada, Spain.
The Indian marksmen finished first in the men's air rifle and free pistol events respectively at the Australia Cup.
'Ameen Sayani was copied by generations. Now everyone is trying to become smaller Ameen Sayanis in their own way.'
Ace Indian shooter Gagan Narang, who won four gold medals at last year's Commonwealth Games, is set to be conferred the country's highest sporting honour -- the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna -- after being recommended for the honour by the awards selection committee on Friday.
Indian shooting star Gagan Narang on Friday won the bronze medal in the men's 10 meter air rifle event of the first ISSF World Cup of the year in Chongwon, Korea.
Seeking to steer clear of the furore that was triggered by Saina Nehwal's open displeasure at being ignored for the Padma awards, ace Indian shooter Gagan Narang said he would prefer to wait for the government to take a call on such matters.
Even as the rest of India are heading towards Ayodhya, Tamannaah Bhatia has another temple in her sights.
Gagan Narang launches India's first shooting academy in Pune.
From international sporting legends to national sporting icons, everyone took time out to wish fans and well-wishers for Diwali.
Women's cricketer Anju Jain is among the awardees, while none of her popular male counterparts were nominated.
The National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) has announced cash awards of Rs 20 lakh to London Olympics silver medallist Vijay Kumar and Rs 15 lakh to bronze winner Gagan Narang for bringing laurels to the country in the mega event.
India A bowlers got a taste of the 'Bazball' approach as England Lions, led by opener Keaton Jennings, pulverised an attack full of seasoned domestic operators to score 382 for 3 in just 82 overs on the opening day of the four-day 'unofficial Test' in Ahmedabad.
Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra made the cut, but London Games bronze winner Gagan Narang failed to qualify in the 10-metre air rifle event for the upcoming Commonwealth Games.
Ace shooter Gagan Narang's academy, 'Gun For Glory', will organise a national-level shooting championship at the Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex in Mahalunge-Balewadi from August 3 to 9.
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