The International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) on Thursday agreed to NRAI's request for exchange of quota, paving the way for participation of Heena Sidhu in the women's Air Pistol event at the London Olympics.
The IOC said the refusal of visas for competitors went against the principles of the Olympic charter relating to discrimination and political interference from the host country.
The IOA have decided to boycott the CGF General Assembly in Rwanda, also withdrawing candidatures of two of its officials from the September elections there.
Aftabjit Singh, 38, pulled out the gun after another person allegedly threatened his 'significant other', police said.
India's pistol shooter Heena Sidhu pulled out of the Asian Airgun Shooting Championship in Iran due to the compulsory hijab rule for all women athletes.
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.
Heena shot a near-perfect 10.8 with just three shooters left in the field but a 9.6 in the next attempt dashed her hopes of a better finish at the Jakabaring Shooting Range.
Rocky Yadav, son of Bihar legislator Manorama Devi, arrested for the murder of a teenager in Bodh Gaya last week, was fond of guns.
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.
'This is another opportunity to do that, improve my medal and performance. I have got two team bronze in the Asian Games, and hopefully, I will improve my performance and maybe even get the gold'
The ace shooter won the men's 25m centre fire pistol and led India to team gold in the event.
The rather amateurish, even ham-handed, attack would lend some credence to a 'false flag' theory, of the PTI leadership staging this incident, to provide new impetus to a flagging agitation, notes Rana Banerji, who headed the Pakistan desk at RAW, India's external intelligence agency.
Was it badminton sensation PV Sindhu, who became the first Indian to win the World Championships gold medal? Or is it the young shooting progidy Saurabh Chaudhary? Or his India colleague Elavenil Valarivan, who recently took over as World No 1? What about India's heroes on the cricketing field -- Virat Kohli? Rohit Sharma?
Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president Narendra Batra feels Sports Ministry should allow the parents of star shuttlers P V Sindhu and Saina Nehwal to accompany them at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.
This was Apurvi's second ISSF World Cup gold of the year followed by a world record score in New Delhi in February.
India closed their campaign on the fourth day of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Junior World Cup winning a team bronze medal in the 25m pistol women's event in Suhl, Germany, on Wednesday.
India-Pakistan peace seem like a pipe dream but it does turn into a reality at sporting events like the ongoing Asian Games
As the curtain comes down on 2014, here's a look at the five best performances over the last 12 months. And, guess what? Two Indian sportsmen figure in the list!
Shooter Samresh Jung and weightlifter Renubala Yumnam Chanu swelled India's gold tally at the Games.
Abhinav Bindra is also very impressed by the young shooters' ability to compete at the highest level with such remarkable consistency.
The 2018 Commonwealth Games gold medal winners, hailing from Haryana, will get Rs 1.5 crore from the state government.
a look at the country's athletes' showing at the Tokyo Games on Thursday.
India now have three gold, three silver and three bronze medals after four days of competition.
A list of the Indian medal winners at the 15th Asian Games in Doha.
The Indian contingent's schedule at the Rio Olympics for Wednesday.
The Indian contingent's schedule in the Rio Olympics for Saturday.
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.
Following is the schedule of Indian contingent on the sixth day of the Asian Games.
Shooter Esha Singh becomes youngest to donate to the PM's relief fund.
China and South Korea's ferocious gunfight at the 2010 Asian Games continued on Monday, the two rivals hogging all eight titles in the Aoti Shooting Hall in Guangzhou.
Apprehensions following the imposition of GST on sports equipment has forced the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) to 'approach' the finance ministry and take up the cudgels on behalf of a very concerned shooting community.
Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President Narinder Batra made the announcement during the send-off ceremony in New Delhi on Monday.
'The entire idea behind the serial bomb blasts was to strike fear in the minds of Indians.' 'I don't think the blasts were targeted to derail the Indian economy; the idea behind the blasts was retribution.'
Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju says the Indian Olympic Association cannot take a unilateral decision about pulling out of the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games following the omission of shooting from the event's roster.
Jitu Rai became the first Indian shooter to qualify for the 2016 Rio Olympics after bagging a quota place with an impressive silver medal-finish at the 51st Shooting World Championships, in Granada.
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.
India's schedule on Day 1 of competition at the Asian Games in Incheon.
India shooter Gurpreet Singh failed to make the final of men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol after finishing seventh in the qualification round at the Rio Games.
Six athletes from the track and field, shooting and weightlifting disciplines were on Wednesday inducted into the Target Olympic Podium Scheme, with the Sports Ministry including discus thrower Seema Punia and leaving out seasoned shooter Gagan Narang.
Rathore said the government was 'leaving no stone unturned' to train 200 elite athletes for the 2020 Olympics
