Manu Bhaker won silver in the women's 25m pistol at the Asian Shooting Championships after losing a dramatic shoot-off, while Esha Singh claimed bronze in New Delhi.
The CISF sharpshooter won the 50m women's rifle event at the National Shooting Championship. Bhagwat finished third.
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Top shooter Anjali Bhagwat finished fourth in women's 50 m rifle three position event at the ISSF World Cup
The Mission Olympic Cell is also considering higher incentives for retired Olympians and world-class players who want to take up coaching, in an effort to retain top talent within India.
Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com captures all the action at the Indian Sports Honours 2023 event in Mumbai on Thursday night.
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.
After winning three medals in the ISSF World Cups in Munich and Slovenia recently, in-form Indian shooter Jitu Rai was eleveated to the world's number one ranking in the air pistol event. The 27-year-old armyman from Lucknow is the seventh Indian shooter to achieved the No 1 ranking.
Badminton legend Prakash Padukone was bestowed with the Lifetime achievement award at the Sportstar Aces awards function in Mumbai.
Rahi Sarnobat scripted history on Friday, becoming the first Indian pistol shooter to clinch a gold medal in the ISSF World Cup, when she pipped local hope Kyeongae Kim 8-6 in the final of the 25m sports pistol event in Changwon, Korea.
The final bid for top Indian shooters Rajyavrdhan Singh Rathore and Anjali Bhagwat to qualify for London Olympics ended in disappointment as they failed to make it to the final round in their respective events in the Asian Shooting Championships.
The ace Indian doubles duo of Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi take on Roger Federer/Stanislas Wawrinka in the men's doubles quarter-finals.
Young shooting sensation Mampi Das pulled off a big upset as she beat experienced Anjali Bhagwat to win the gold medal in the 10m air rifle event of the ongoing SEED Gun for Glory Shooting Championship in Pune on Saturday.
For the first time, three top sportspersons -- boxers M C Mary Kom and Vijender Singh, and wrestler Sushil Kumar -- were selected for the country's highest sporting honour, the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna. While the prestigious award was previously shared by two sportspersons in 1996-97 and 2002-03, Wednesday marked the first time that three were picked for the coveted honour for outstanding performances in 2008-09.
World record holder Suma Shirur returned to competitive shooting after a long lay-off with a bang by firing 397 out of 400 in the women's 10m air rifle event at the Gun For Glory Shooting championship at the Balewadi Ranges in Pune.
India began its Olympic campaign on a mixed note on Saturday with three ace shooters failing to qualify for the finals while the women archers, a rower, a badminton player and a pugilist made it to the next rounds of their respective events.
Swine flu scare in Pune on Monday forced the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) to wind up its month-long training camp which was scheduled to get over on August 25. India's top shooters including Gagan Narang and Anjali Bhagwat were among the 100 participants in the camp at the Balewadi Sports Complex in Pune to prepare for next year's Commonwealth Games.
Indian women shooters continued to disappoint at the Beijing Olympics as Anjali Bhagwat and Avneet Kaur Sidhu failed to qualify for the 50m Rifle 3 position event on Thursday morning. Anjali finished a poor 32nd with a total score of 571 while Avneet placed 42nd of 43 competitors after scoring 552 in the qualifying round at the Beijing Shooting Range.
India's Olympic campaign began on a dismal note, as the shooting trio of Anjali Bhagwat, Avneet Kaur Sidhu and Samresh Jung, considered the country's best bets for a medal, fell by the wayside in the qualifying rounds in Beijing on Saturday.
India's medal hopes suffered a huge setback as Samresh Jung failed to make it to the final round in the men's 10m air pistol event on Saturday. His exit follows the poor showing of Anjali Bhagwat and Avneet Kaur Sidhu in the 10m air rifle event earlier in the day.
Katerina Emmons of the Czech Republic claimed the first gold medal of the 29th Olympic Games on Saturday with a convincing victory in the women's 10m air rifle event.
Compatriot Tejaswini Sawant outdid her for the second event running by finishing seventh in the women's 50-m Rifle 3 Positions.
Anjali Bhagwat was way off the mark, finishing a disappointing 20th in the women's 50 metres rifle prone competition on Monday.
The list of 14 Arjuna award winners releases on Wednesday did not include a single men's cricketer.
Suma Shirur won bronze in the women's 10m air rifle event at the international Air Gun Competition.
Indian shooters were again in the spotlight, picking medals in three of the four events on Sunday, Day 4.
Twenty-one sportspersons, including cricketer Virender Sehwag, footballer I M Vijayan and hockey player Gagan Ajit Singh, have been named for the Arjuna awards 2002.
Indian sportspersons will be seen in action in 14 disciplines at the August 13-29 Games.
Ace shooters Anjali Bhagwat and Suma Shirur failed to hold on to their place in team for air rifle event at the Commonwealth Games
Anjali Bhagwat and Deepali Deshpande continued to prove their mettle in women's air rifle event of the 47th National Shooting Championship.
Beenamol edged out ace shooter Anjali Bhagwat who was initially in the running.
Anjali Bhagwat and Suma Shirur, in the women's 10-metre rifle, and Mansher Singh and Manavjit Singh Sandhu, in the men's trap, will be in action on Saturday.
India earned five Olympic quota places and 10 gold medals in the 10th Asian Shooting Championships.
The ace Indian shooters will use the Afro-Asian Games to test their prowess.
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