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‘People are dropping things when you shoot’: ISSF rule tweaks draw Indian ire at Asian Shooting Championships as 50m 3P shooters struggle to adapt

February 10, 2026 9:09 pm

The ISSF's latest change to the 50m 3P event has not gone down well with issues cropping up at the Asian Championship in New Delhi

“We had to make cuts, hammer it”: Delhi winter, new ISSF rules affect shooters at Asian Shooting Championships

February 03, 2026 11:22 pm

Due to the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF)’s rule changes, the time to usually prove the jacket stiffness was earlier one minute, but that was amended recently to 15 seconds.

India Shooting League gets international support

India's shooting league gets international federation support: 'We are ready to receive attention'

July 28, 2025 9:17 pm

Over the next four years (including 2025), India is set to host four different ISSF events.

India to host two major Shooting events in 2027-2028 cycle

July 10, 2025 7:09 pm

ISSF finalised the 2027 and 2028 calendar, awarding India the ISSF World Cup (Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun) in 2027 and the ISSF Junior World Championship (Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun) in 2028.

With Munich gold, Suruchi Phogat announces intent to dominate 10 m air pistol

June 13, 2025 11:18 pm

The Haryana youngster would also become the first Indian shooter to win three consecutive World Cup gold medals.

'After missing Paris final, didn't care who won there' - 50m 3P shooter Sift Kaur Samra after pipping American to bronze at Munich WC

June 12, 2025 11:59 pm

Late surge of 10s in standing position give 23-year-old bronze, after wobble in prone and kneeling at the biggest World Cup

Indian shooter Kanak Budhawar, who won the women's 10m air pistol gold in the ISSF Junior World Cup in Suhl, Germany, poses after her title win. (Special Arrangement)

Kanak beats European champion to win 10 metre air pistol gold at Junior World Cup

May 22, 2025 9:48 am

Kanak Budhwar's coach advised her to take up pistol shooting instead of rifle because she was underweight when she enrolled at an academy

Indian shooter Simranjeet Kaur Brar. (NRAI)

Shooting World Cup: Simranpreet Kaur Brar's 25m pistol silver, a reward for doting parents who never hesitated to boost her career

April 22, 2025 11:00 am

Simranpreet won her first senior international medal as she finished 2nd in a final field that had three Chinese shooters, as well Manu Bhaker and Esha Singh.

Suruchi Phogat and Saurabh Chaudhary (Centre) after winning the mixed team gold in Lima. (NRAI)

Shooting World Cup: Suruchi Phogat's stunning form continues as she combines with Saurabh Chaudhary to win mixed team gold

April 17, 2025 12:34 am

This was Suruchi's 2nd gold medal of the ISSF World Cup in Lima, Peru after she had earlier won the individual gold medal in 10m air pistol event.

Sidhu edged out Italian Ricardo Mazzetti in the six-shooter final. (ISSF)

How shooter Vijayveer Sidhu won India’s first gold in 25m rapid fire at world cup: A secret diary entry, improving his slow-fire shots and Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

April 09, 2025 9:52 pm

In his diary, Sidhu, who had finished 9th in 25m rapid fire in Paris Olympics, jotted down ‘to become India’s first world cup gold medallist in 25m Rapid Fire.