India’s Heena Sidhu strikes gold in World Cup Final

Last Updated: Monday, November 11, 2013, 09:54

Young pistol shooter Heena Sidhu outshined reigning world champion Zorana Arunovic to win gold medal at the ISSF World Cup Final in Munich on Sunday.

Lajja Gauswami to lead Guj in Surendra Singh memorial tourney

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 16, 2013, 21:20

Gujarat shooter Lajja Gauswami, who recently won silver medal at ISSF World Cup in Spain, will lead a 19-member state team to participate in the 13th Kumar Surendra Singh Memorial Shooting Championship.

Lajja Gauswami wins silver in shooting World Cup

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 9, 2013, 18:52

Lajja Gauswami on Tuesday clinched the silver medal in women`s 50-metre Rifle 3 Position event, finally bringing to an end India`s lean run at the ISSF World Cup in Granada, Spain.

Bindra to represent ISSF in international Olympic forum

Last Updated: Monday, June 17, 2013, 18:46

In what can be termed a huge honour, Abhinav Bindra, India`s only individual Olympic gold medallist, has been chosen to be the international shooting body`s representative for IOC`s elite International Forum, to be held in Singapore from June 27 to 29.

Heena Sidhu finishes eighth in Munich

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 29, 2013, 20:50

Olympian Heena Sidhu produced a creditable performance but that was not good enough to help the Indian win a medal in the Women`s 10-meter Air Pistol event at the ISSF World Cup.

Indian shooting coach denied US visa to accompany team

Last Updated: Monday, May 6, 2013, 16:00

India`s pistol shooters competing in the ISSF World Cup in Fort Benning, USA will be without the services of coach Sayed Wajid Ali as he has been denied visa to travel for the May 4-13 tournament.

India`s trap shooters fail to advance to next stage

Last Updated: Thursday, April 18, 2013, 19:31

Indian shooters failed to qualify for the semifinals of the men`s trap event in the ISSF Shotgun World Cup after all of them figured outside the top-6, with Mansher Singh finishing 10th in the qualifiers, here on Thursday.

Rs 1 crore award for shooter Rahi Sarnobat

Last Updated: Thursday, April 18, 2013, 19:22

The Maharashtra government on Thursday announced cash award of Rs 1 crore to markswoman Rahi Sarnobat, who became the first pistol shooter from India to win a gold medal in the ISSF (International Shooting Sport Federation) World Cup, held in South Korea.

Rajput misses out on qualification in Changwon

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 9, 2013, 14:24

Shooter Sanjeev Rajput narrowly missed out on qualification for the finals of the men`s 50-metre rifle 3 position event after finishing 10th at the ISSF World Cup.

No medal for Vijay in ISSF World Cup

Last Updated: Monday, April 8, 2013, 15:52

London Olympic silver medallist Vijay Kumar could not live up to the billing as he failed to qualify for the finals of the 25-metre rapid fire pistol event at the ISSF World Cup.

Shooter Prakash wins bronze in World Cup

Last Updated: Saturday, April 6, 2013, 20:00

India`s Prakash Nanjappa won the bronze medal in the Men`s 10 metre Air Pistol event at the ISSF World Cup on Saturday.

Rahi Sarnobat clinches gold in ISSF World Cup

Last Updated: Friday, April 5, 2013, 13:16

Rahi Sarnobat scripted history on Friday by 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.