Tag: Manu Bhaker

Manu Bhaker denied Rhythm Sangwan yet another gold in an Haryana clash this time in the Junior Women's 25M Pistol. Manu prevailed 19-14 in a pulsating encounter.

Among the other Indians in the field, Abhishek Verma paired with Ukranian Olena Kostevych to finish sixth, while the pairing of Saurabh Chaudhary and Swiss Heidi Gerber Diethelm also made it among the top-eight semifinalists to finish seventh.

This was Manu's fourth gold of the competition to go with one bronze, while it was the 14-year old Naamya's second gold of the championship.

India's other competitor in the women's Pistol, Rhythm Sangwan finished fourth. In the men's 10M Air Pistol, India finished outside the medals with Naveen finishing fourth and Sarabjot Singh and Vijayveer Sidhu finishing sixth and eighth respectively.

Indian shooters Manu Bhaker and Rahi Sarnobat were placed 5th and 25th respectively in the women's 25m pistol qualification (precision) at the Tokyo Olympics

Suhl (Germany): Teen sensation Manu Bhaker fired an individual gold medal with a world record score while Anish Bhanwala bagged a bronze as India continued their dominance at the ISSF Junior World Cup here on Wednesday. The 16-year-old Manu shot 242.5 in the 24-shot final to win the yellow medal in the 10 metre air […]

New Delhi: In the last 24 Olympic Games that India have participated so far since 1900, only 28 medals have been won by the country which now has a population of more than 1.3 billion. Of these, nine were gold, six silver and 11 bronze medals. In the 2016 Rio Olympics, India managed to win […]

Rio de Janeiro: Manu Bhaker and Saurabh Chaudhary staged a remarkable comeback to claim the mixed 10m air pistol gold, ending India’s campaign on a rousing note in the World Cup here. Representing the other Indian team in the same event, Yashaswini Deswal and Abhishek Verma won the silver as India picked up the maximum […]

New Delhi: Fourteen Indian shooters will be participating at the upcoming World Cup Finals, scheduled to be held in Putian, China between November 17 and 23. As per an ISSF press release, athletes from 35 nations have qualified in the eight events after entries for each event have been increased from this year to 18 […]

Doha: Deepak Kumar secured India’s 10th Olympic quota in shooting while Manu Bhaker claimed the women’s 10m air pistol gold medal in the 14th Asian Championship here on Tuesday. Deepak gifted himself a bronze medal in men’s 10m air rifle on the opening day of the championship. The Jakarta Asian Games silver medallist shot 227.8 […]

Putian (China): Young Indian sensation Manu Bhaker created history on Thursday as she bagged a gold medal in women’s 10m Air Pistol event at the ongoing ISSF World Cup Final. 17-year-old Manu scored 244.7 in the final round, a junior world record score, and clinched the top honours. It was also India’s first gold this […]

Putian (China): Elavenil Valarivan and Divyansh Singh Panwar added two gold medals to India’s tally at the ongoing ISSF World Cup Final after clinching the top honours in their respective 10m Air Rifle event on Thursday. 20-year-old Elavenil clinched the gold in the women’s category with a score of 250.8 in the final round. She […]

Bhopal: Manu Bhaker fired her way to twin gold medals in the women’s 10m air pistol senior and junior events of the National Shooting Championship here on Tuesday. The 17-year-old shot 241 in the final of the senior event to claim the gold medal and 243 in the junior category to finish on top of […]

Mumbai/New Delhi: Following PM Modi’s appeal to stand united and light up diyas and candles for backing the COVID-19 warriors, several Indian sports icons have come forward and urged the citizens across the country to extend their support for ‘9 PM 9 Minute’. Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli on Sunday urged the people of […]

New Delhi: World number one Elavenil Valarivan was on Sunday included in a 15-member Indian shooting contingent for the Tokyo Olympics where the highly accomplished Manu Bhaker will represent the…