SAI said the woman coach intimated the result of her test to it on Thursday but since she did not come in contact with any of the shooters
The Bangladesh government has approved its shooters to travel to India for next month's Asian Rifle and Pistol Championships, days after refusing to send its national cricket team to the country.
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Veteran Indian trap shooter Zoravar Singh Sandhu's nearly three-decade-long toil bore fruit when he won his maiden ISSF World Championships (Shotgun) bronze medal, in Athens, on Friday.
The pair of Rashmika Sahgal and Kapil, who recently won the men's and women's gold in 10m air pistol junior event at the the Asian Championships in Kazakhstan, joined forces to hog the limelight on day three by taking the top spot in air pistol mixed team event.
World Championship silver medallist Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar delivered a landmark performance at the 68th Shooting Nationals on Tuesday, firing a World record 470.5 to clinch gold in the men's 50m rifle 3 positions final at the Madhya Pradesh State Shooting Range.
"Health and safety of Shooters/Coaches was paramount in the review of the decision. NRAI will announce a new schedule at a later date."
'India is now adopting and recognising para sports and our performances.'
Indian shooters selected for the two stages of the World Cup in Argentina and Peru have begun their final phase of preparations for the season ahead.
The first batch of 22 Indian shooters, accompanied by 13 support staff, has departed for Buenos Aires to compete in the first ISSF World Cup of the year.
'Best quality ammunitions for our top shooters will be made available at their doorsteps wherever they are practicing.'
Punjab's Seema Rani broke a national record in powerlifting, lifting 97kg in the women's elite 61kg category at the Khelo India Para Games in New Delhi.
Ace marksman Vijay Kumar completed a golden hat-trick on Saturday after winning the gold medal in men's 25-metre centre fire pistol pairs event at the 2010 Commonwealth Games at the Dr Karni Singh Range in Delhi. Vijay (586) and Harpreet Singh (573) registered a total of 1159 to place first in the event, ahead of New Zealand duo Greg Yelavich and Alan Earlie, who scored 1140. Singapore's Bin Gai and Lip Meng Poh had to settle for bronze after scoring 1139.
Top trap shooter Masher Singh battled fever to win his 14th title in the National Shotgun Shooting Championships in Delhi on Monday.
While NRAI has said it has been postponed, SAI says it has been 'principally approved'.
The Indian shooter finished behind Ian Peel of Britain and Adam Vella of Australia, in the trap event in the shotgun World Cup.
They beat the experienced pair of Amanpreet Singh and Shweta Singh of ONGC
Rhythm Sangwan emerged victorious in the women's 25m pistol event at the Rifle/Pistol National Selection Trials in New Delhi, defeating double Olympic medalist Manu Bhaker in a shoot-off.
Double Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker made a strong return to competitive shooting to finish third in the women's 25m pistol at the national selection trials.
The National Rifle Association of India has postponed the compulsory training camp for its Olympic core group planned in New Delhi from Saturday after taking into the account the situation arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic. On Thursday, a shooting coach at the camp's venue -- Dr. Karni Singh Range -- tested positive for COVID-19 but the development will not force a closure of the facility.
Double Olympic-medallist Manu Bhaker opted for a three-month rest following her exploits at the Paris Games.
India's 14-year-old shooter Naamya Kapoor fired her way to the gold medal, ahead of celebrated compatriot Manu Bhaker, in the women's 25m pistol event at the ISSF Junior world Championship, in Lima, on Monday.
Commonwealth Games gold medalist and ace marksman Samresh Jung won gold while Olympic medallist Vijay Kumar settled for a bronze in 25 meter standard pistol event at the 57th National Shooting Championship at Dr Karni Singh Ranges in New Delhi on Saturday.
Pakistan shooters will compete in the Asian Olympic qualification competition to be held at the Dr Karni Singh Range, in New Delhi, from January 25 to February 3.
Top Organising Committee officials are visiting the various Commonwealth Games venues to take stock of the preparation and check delays in the construction work.
Deswal shot 238.8 to comfortably finish on top of the podium in the eight-women final while Bhaker managed 236.7 to settle for the silver medal.
Pistol shooters Vijay Kumar and Gurpreet Singh opened the gold medal trail for India by winning the 25m Rapid Fire Pistol (pairs) event on the fourth day of competitions in the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi on Thursday.
The National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) has received a request from the chief coaches in rifle, pistol and shotgun disciplines to organise a one-month camp for the Olympic core group to ensure better preparation.
Indian shooters failed to make the final of the men's 10m air rifle event of the ISSF World Cup, in New Delhi, on Monday.
A dominant India claimed both the gold medals on offer by some distance in the men's and women's 10m air pistol team events on the third competition day of the ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun stage, in New Delhi, on Sunday.
India's shooters continued their good showing to strike three more gold medals at the Dr Karni Singh shooting range in the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, on Wednesday.
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India's shooters started off in fine fashion on Thursday, with Vijay Kumar and Gurpreet Singh winning a gold medal in the Pairs 25 metres Rapid Fire pistol event at the Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range. The duo created a new Games record, with a final total of 1162, as each shot 293 in the second stage. However, there was a bit of disappointment for India, as crowd favourite Tejaswini Sawant and Lajjakumar Gauswami failed to win a medal in the women's 50m Rifle-3 Position.
Thanks to the country's dominant showing for a major part of the tournament, India continued to lead the standings with 15 gold, nine silver and six bronze for a total of 29 podium finishes.
India's shooters kicked off their much-awaited campaign in the 19th Commonwealth games in grand fashion, winning two gold and two silver medals, at the Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range in Delhi on Tuesday.
Almaktoum Ahmed won the men's Double Trap in the ISSF World Cup.
The Rajasthan shooter won the first gold medal in the National Shooting Championship.
The ace shooter scored 598 out of 600 in the second trial of the 10m Air Rifle event.
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Indian shooters bound for next year's Tokyo Olympics will resume their training from Wednesday following Sports Authority of India's decision to open the Karni Singh Shooting Range in New Delhi, which was closed since March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. SAI said the full-intensity training of Indian shooters will start in a phased manner.
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