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Shooter Vijayveer Sidhu Clinches 17th Paris Olympics Spot For India

India's Vijayveer Sidhu clinched a 17th Paris Games quota place for the country while clinching a silver medal in the men's 25m rapid-fire event at the Asia Olympic Qualifiers in Jakarta on Saturday. The 21-year-old team bronze-medallist at the Hangzhou Asian Games last year, joins senior country-mate Anish Bhanwala in securing a Paris berth in the 25m rapid fire. Anish had bagged the Olympic quota with a bronze medal in the Asian Championship in Changwon, Korea, last year. Vijayveer did not have to wait for a medal to secure a quota place. He earned it by qualifying for the final in fourth place with a score of 577.

'Want To Share Olympics Podium With Them,' Say Top Shooters At Khelo India Para Games

It was a virtual who's who of India's shooting at the Dr Karni Singh Shooting range on Saturday. Olympians Manu Bhaker and Anjum Moudgil, and World Championship Silver medallist Anish Bhanwala gave away medals at the inaugural Khelo India Para Games winners, but they did not leave empty-handed themselves. The troika of Indian shooters, all aspiring to play at the Paris 2024 Olympics perhaps returned with a bigger prize - the inspiration and motivation they need as the race heats up for the Summer Games.

Pistol Shooter Anish Bhanwala Wins 25m Rapid Fire Bronze In World Cup Final

Young pistol shooter Anish Bhanwala on Friday won India's first ever medal in 25m rapid-fire pistol event in the ISSF World Cup Final as he bagged a bronze in the prestigious competition in Doha. The 21-year-old Anish shot 27 in the final to win the bronze. World championship bronze medallist Peter Florian of Germany took the gold with 35 hits while reigning world champion and double Olympic medallist Li Yuehong of China was second with 33 hits after eight series of five rapid-fire shots.

Pistol Shooter Anish Bhanwala Wins 25m Rapid Fire Bronze In World Cup Final

Young pistol shooter Anish Bhanwala on Friday won India's first ever medal in 25m rapid-fire pistol event in the ISSF World Cup Final as he bagged a bronze in the prestigious competition in Doha. The 21-year-old Anish shot 27 in the final to win the bronze. World championship bronze medallist Peter Florian of Germany took the gold with 35 hits while reigning world champion and double Olympic medallist Li Yuehong of China was second with 33 hits after eight series of five rapid-fire shots.

Grappling With Shoulder Injury, Sarabjot Singh Happy To Win An Individual Medal, Paris Olympics Quota

Pistol shooter Sarabjot Singh is happy that he has finally won an individual medal in a major international competition after grappling with a shoulder injury for more than six months. The 22-year-old marksman clinched an individual bronze and with it a 2024 Paris Olympic quota place for India at the Asian Championships in Changwon, South Korea, on Tuesday. Sarabjot shot 221.1 in the final to finish behind the Chinese duo of Zhang Yifan (gold, 243.7) and Liu Jinyao (242.1) to earn the eighth Olympic quota place for the country in shooting and the first in pistol events.

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Indian Women's 10m Air Rifle Team Bags Silver; Ramita Jindal Wins Individual Bronze

The experienced trio of Mehuli Ghosh, Ramita Jindal and Ashi Chouksey's bagged the women's team silver while Ramita also clinched an individual bronze in the 10m air rifle event as Indian shooters made an impressive start to their Asian Games campaign, on Sunday. A combined score of 1,886.0 earned the Indian troika the second spot behind hosts China, who smashed the Asian record with a score of 1,896.6. Junior world champion Ramita then won the individual bronze in her event, shooting 230.1 in the eight-shooter finals.

Asian Games 2023: Indian Shooters Enter Hangzhou With Gold In Mind

India's shooting contingent will look to match, or better, its ISSF World Championships exploits at the Asian Games. Having won 14 medals, including six gold and eight bronze, at the World Championships, India have asserted that they cannot be taken lightly at the Hangzhou showpiece. However, the Indian shooters have not been able to match the expectations of the nation.

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Shooter Vijayveer Sidhu Clinches 17th Paris Olympics Spot For India

'Want To Share Olympics Podium With Them,' Say Top Shooters At Khelo India Para Games

Pistol Shooter Anish Bhanwala Wins 25m Rapid Fire Bronze In World Cup Final

Pistol Shooter Anish Bhanwala Wins 25m Rapid Fire Bronze In World Cup Final

Grappling With Shoulder Injury, Sarabjot Singh Happy To Win An Individual Medal, Paris Olympics Quota

Tera dan Emas Pertama Menembak dalam 72 Tahun

Indian Women's 10m Air Rifle Team Bags Silver; Ramita Jindal Wins Individual Bronze

Asian Games 2023: Indian Shooters Enter Hangzhou With Gold In Mind