ISSF World Cup: Indian shooters Ganemat Sekhon, Darshna Rathore create history

India for the first time won two senior individual medals in women's skeet at International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup stage in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Ganemat Sekhon won silver which was her second-ever individual world cup medal. In her first appearance at the senior level, Darshna Rathore won bronze making it her a first-ever. Local favourite Assem Orynbay of Kazakhstan won gold through a shoot-off. In the men's skeet, Mairaj Khan, Gurjoat Khangura, and Anantjeet...

ISSF World Cup: India's Rhythm Sangwan wins bronze medal in Women's 10 metre air pistol event in Baku

India's Rhythm Sangwan has won the bronze medal in the women's 10-metre air pistol event at the ISSF World Cup 2023 for rifle and pistol shooters in Baku, Azerbaijan.<br />''<br />''She scored 219.1 in the final to finish third behind Anna 2016 Rio Olympic champion Anna Korakaki of Greece and 2004 Athens Olympics gold medallist Olena Kostevych of Ukraine.<br />''<br />''It was Sangwan's...

ISSF World Cup: India's Rhythm Sangwan wins bronze medal in Women's 10 metre air pistol event in Baku

India's Rhythm Sangwan has won the bronze medal in the women's 10-metre air pistol event at the ISSF World Cup 2023 for rifle and pistol shooters in Baku, Azerbaijan.<br />''<br />''She scored 219.1 in the final to finish third behind Anna 2016 Rio Olympic champion Anna Korakaki of Greece and 2004 Athens Olympics gold medallist Olena Kostevych of Ukraine.<br />''<br />''It was Sangwan's...

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India's Rhythm Sangwan has won the bronze medal in the women's 10-metre air pistol event at the ISSF World Cup 2023 for rifle and pistol shooters in Baku, Azerbaijan.<br />''<br />''She scored 219.1 in the final to finish third behind Anna 2016 Rio Olympic champion Anna Korakaki of Greece and 2004 Athens Olympics gold medallist Olena Kostevych of Ukraine.<br />''<br />''It was Sangwan's...

India win one silver and one bronze medal in ISSF World Cup championship

India won a silver and a bronze while China retained its top spot by winning two gold medals on the second day of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup shooting championship in Bhopal,MP. India's world champion Rudraksh Patil and R. Narmada Nitin won bronze in the 10m air rifle mixed team event, while Varun Tomar and Rhythm Sangwan won silver in the second event of the day to take India's medal tally to three including one gold, one silver and one bronze....

ISSF World Cup: Mehuli Ghosh, Shahu Tushar Mane bag second gold medal in South Korea

ISSF World Cup: Ashi, Swapnil win 50m rifle 3P mixed gold

Swapnil Kusale and Ashi Chouksey won the gold medal in the 50m rifle 3 positions (3P) mixed team competition at the ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun in Baku, Azerbaijan today. The pair of Swapnil and Ashi beat Ukranian's Serhiy Kulish and Daria Tykhova 16-12. This was India's second gold in the tournament after the trio of Elavenil Valarivan, Shreya Agarwal and Ramita clinched the yellow metal in the 10m air rifle women's team event. Besides, the Indian shooters had...

ISSF World Cup: Indian women's 25m pistol team bags Gold medal in Egypt

Indian women's 25m pistol team of Rahi Sarnobat, Esha Singh and Rhythm Sangwan won the gold medal by beating Singapore 17-13 in the ongoing International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World cup in Cairo, Egypt yesterday. It is the 5th medal for India in the tournament.

Aishwary Tomar wins gold medal in men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions event at ISSF World Cup

India's Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar won the gold medal in the men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions event at the ISSF World Cup in New Delhi on Wednesday. The 20-year-old became the youngest in history to win a shooting World Cup gold in the 3 Positions event. Hungary's Istvan Peni took home the silver medal while Denmark's Steffen Olsen finished third to secure the bronze medal. The two other Indian shooters in the final had a disappointing game, with Sanjeev Rajput fi...