Asian Games: India clinch silver in Men’s 50m Rifle 3P; Aishwary, Niraj in individual final

September 25, 2026 10:29 AM

Asian Games: India clinch silver in Men’s 50m Rifle 3P; Aishwary, Niraj in individual final

Indian shooting team of Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Niraj Kumar and Rudrankksh Patil clinched a silver medal in the Men’s 50M Rifle 3 Positions team final after a strong performance at the Aichi Pref. General Shooting Gallery on Friday. The Indian shooters shot a combined 1762-94x in the final to take the second spot as China (1766-95x) clinched gold and South Korea (1751-87x) bagged the bronze medals. There was more joy for the Indian fans as Aishwary and Niraj also qualified for the indivi...

Paris Olympics: Indian shooters Rajeshwari Kumari, Shreyasi Singh lose in women’s trap qualification

September 16, 2024 4:51 PM

Paris Olympics: Indian shooters Rajeshwari Kumari, Shreyasi Singh lose in women’s trap qualification

Indian shooters Rajeshwari Kumari and Shreyasi Singh failed to advance to the final round of the women's trap qualification event. Both athletes, making their Olympic debuts, finished with identical scores of 113/125 after five rounds, placing them 22nd and 23rd respectively. Only the top six shooters progressed to the final. Despite the overall result, Rajeshwari Kumari managed to achieve a perfect score of 25/25 in the third round, marking the only flawless performance by an Indian in this ev...