Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Tuesday
Commonwealth Games gold medallist Manavjit Singh Sandhu on Sunday feared that the harassment of Indian shooters at the ISSF World Cup in Dorset (UK) will affect their performance in the prestigious event.
Vijay Kumar became the seventh Indian shooter to qualify for next year's London Olympics by clinching a silver medal in the 25m Rapid Fire Pistol event of the ongoing ISSF World Cup in Fort Benning, USA.
World No 1 Bajrang has recently stamped his authority at the Asian Championship in Xi'an, China by clinching a gold medal in the men's 65kg freestyle event.
Talking about the Junior World Cup, Bhaker said this tournament was very special for her.
Former India shooter Shimon Sharif has successfully organised the second edition of the virtual tournament last Saturday and he is optimistic of this becoming a regular affair at a time when the world is under lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In fact, he feels similar tournaments can be organised even when normalcy returns, athletes venture out and sporting events resume outdoor.
P V Sindhu won the ESPN's 'Female Sportsperson of the Year' award while young shooter Saurabh Chaudhary bagged the honour in the male category.
Impressed with the performance of the Indian shooting contingent in Gold Coast, ace marksmen Jitu Rai is worried about the adverse effect that non-inclusion of the sport in the 2022 Birmingham Games will have on young talents.
The Olympic silver medallist finished a disappointing eighth in the double-trap event at the ISSF World Cup in Quingyuan, China.
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A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Wednesday
Zoravar Singh Sandhu missed an Olympic quota berth but won a bronze medal at the ISSF World Cup shotgun championships in Changwon, Korea.
The ace shooter won the gold in the air rifle event, on the opening day of the ISSF World Cup.
India's top shooters will participate at the ISSF World Cup from May 16 to 23 in Rome.
Major Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore won the double trap gold while Anjali finished third in the ISSF World Cup shooting in Sydney.
The ace marksman became the first Indian to bag an Olympic quota in men's pistol shooting competition.
Although Rajput put up his best effort so far by firing 1170 out of 1200 (Prone 395, Standing 384, Kneeling 391), he failed to make the finals but was awarded the quota place because top ten finishers had already qualified for Olympics.
The Indian ace placed 40th in men's 10m air rifle event in the ISSF World Cup (Rifle and Pistol) in Fort Benning, USA.
The ace shooter qualified for the men's 50m rifle prone event at the 2008 Olympic Games.
The Commonwealth Games hero could only place 36th in 50m Free Pistol event at the ISSF World Cup in Munich.
Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore clinched the fourth Olympic quota place for the country by winning gold at the ISSF World Cup in Cairo
Commonwealth Games gold medallist Saroja Kumari and Shweta Chowdhary placed 31st and 33rd respectively in the women's 25m Sports Pistol at the World Cup in Brazil.
The Indian shooter scored 48 out of 50 in the qualifying rounds of the World Cup competition in Qingyuan.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Wednesday
The letter from Julaniya, in possession of ANI, clearly stated that country of origin of athletes wouldn't be a barrier for them to get visas to come and compete in international sporting events in the country.
Ace shooter Abhinav Bindra scored 1161 in Rifle 3 position event in the ISSF World Cup in Fort Benning, USA.
The Indian shooters failed miserably when it mattered the most
The IOA was supposed to provide details of the country's vaccinated athletes to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) by May 27 and had asked the national federations to share the information.
Manu Bhaker is grounded as she gears up for another test of her 16-year-old mind and body in next month's Asian Games.
A total of four trials of two sets each will be held and the best three scores will be considered for arriving at the Final Average Score (FAS) to select the squad for the Olympics.
But new faces, such as world champion 10m air rifle shooter Rudrankksh Patil, Esha Singh (10m air pistol), Sift Kaur Samra and Ashi Chouksey (50m rifle 3-positions) are some of the brightest prospects in the team with a potential to aim for gold, notwithstanding the extremely tough challenge the Chinese will pose in the coming fortnight.
The Indian marksman was beaten to the bronze medal by American Michael Herman at the ISSF World Cup in Qingyuan, China.
Sanjeev Rajput was the highest placed Indian at the 13th position in the ISSF World Cup.
India's shooter Rahi Sarnobat claimed the silver medal after enduring a weapon malfunction in the women's 25m pistol event of the President's Cup in Wroclaw, Poland on Tuesday.
India's 16-year-old shooting sensation Manu Bhaker comfortably won gold in the women's 10 metres air pistol event as Heena Sidhu staged a remarkable recovery to secure silver at the 21st Commonwealth Games, in Gold Coast, on Sunday.
After a superb showing in the preliminary rounds, the Indian marksman flopped in the final and finished eighth in men's 10m Air Rifle in the ISSF World Cup.
Asian Games gold-medallist Saurabh Chaudhary shattered the world record to claim the junior 10m air pistol gold at the ISSF World Championships
India's junior shooting coach Jaspal Rana advised his wards, urging them to follow in the footsteps of Abhinav Bindra and not take things for granted.
The World Cup gold medallist took over the No. 1 spot in double trap shooting.
Ankur Mittal claimed the men's double trap gold medal in the ISSF World Championship for his career's biggest triumph, as the Indian shooting team continued its dominance in the premier shooting tournament.
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