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India trap shooting coach Peter Wilson (C) with gold medallist Neeru Dhanda and Kynan Chenai. (PTI)

"To capture more talent, India have to build more facilities”: trap coach Peter Wilson

October 08, 2026 9:58 pm

London Olympics double trap champion and India’s trap shooting coach asserts that if India is serious about hosting the Olympics, they need to pick up sports they can excel like shooting

Indian rifle shooter Vidarsa K Vinod in action. (Instagram/Vidarsa K Vinod)

Vidarsa K Vinod: from a college NCC trial to India's Asian Games shooting squad

September 03, 2026 8:14 pm

A rifle she couldn't afford to own became the one obstacle between her and the sport she loved

Indian sports shooter Manu Bhaker in action during 25m pistol shooting event at Asian Shooting Championship in New Delhi. (PHOTO: NRAI)

New gun, new confidence as Manu Bhaker wins 25m pistol silver at Asian Shooting Championships

February 09, 2026 8:03 pm

Manu Bhaker started slowly in the final, with Esha and Nguyen leading the field. However, in the ninth elimination series, Esha missed five shots, and Manu climbed to the silver medal spot.

Manu Bhaker in women's 10m final in Paris 2024 shooting

Manu Bhaker suffered gun malfunction at Tokyo, at Paris Olympics she is in the 10m air pistol final

July 28, 2024 4:16 pm

On a day of gloom for India's shooters, Manu Bhaker excels; will be up against two Chinese in the eight-woman final on Sunday.

Sift won the first of four Olympics trials – another will take place on Friday, and two more in Bhopal next month. (PTI)

Paris Olympics selection trials: Shooter Sift Kaur Samra, riding high from Asian Games, aces first step

April 25, 2024 10:39 am

After winning India’s first-ever individual shooting Asiad gold medal in Hangzhou last year, Sift kicked off the Olympic shooting trials with a dominant performance, taking top spot with a score of 466.3.

Divyansh Singh Panwar breaks 10m air rifle world record to win ISSF World Cup gold

January 29, 2024 8:17 am

Once ranked World No.1, 21-year-old is making his way back after disappointment at Tokyo Olympics, to be in contention for Paris.

Raiza Dhillon: From being awed by guns of her grandfathers to earning India’s first women’s skeet shooting quota

January 21, 2024 8:21 am

On Saturday, Raiza qualified for the six-shooter final at the sixth place; fellow shooters Ganemat Sekhon and Maheshwari Chauhan also made it to the final.

Vijayveer Sidhu – who shot his way to a silver medal at Asian Olympic Qualifying tournament – was awarded the quota for the Paris Olympics even before the first shot was fired in the 25m Rapid Fire Pistol final. (PHOTO: Vijayveer Sidhu)

Lucky number 17: India win Paris Olympics shooting quota before a shot is fired

January 14, 2024 8:16 am

Vijayveer Sidhu, who started shooting around the time Vijay Kumar won a pistol medal at the London Games, wins a quota in 25m Rapid Fire Pistol at the Asian Qualifying tournament in Jakarta.

Long Read: Through Saurabh Chaudhary and Jitu Rai's fall from imperious heights, lessons for India's Paris 2024 shooting contingent

January 16, 2024 10:05 am

There are no straightforward answers to why Saurabh Chaudhary and Jitu Rai suffered their slumps in form, but there are lessons to be learned as Indian shooting contingent eyes a redemption in Paris.

'The biggest takeaway was…': One year before Paris 2024, Indian shooters get a feel of ‘simple’ shooting range at Châteauroux

July 27, 2023 7:45 am

The quaint city of Châteauroux, about 250 kilometers (or a three-hour drive) from Paris, will provide shooters plenty of seclusion from the rest of the hype-soaked Olympics in a year’s time.