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India Gazette
08-07-2025
- Sport
- India Gazette
NRAI reveals India squads for upcoming international Shooting competitions
New Delhi [India], July 8 (ANI): The National Rifle Association of India (NRAI), has revealed the India squads for upcoming international competitions, including the senior squad for the 16th Asian Shooting Championship (ASC) Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun, scheduled in Shymkent, Kazakhstan, between Aug 16-30, 2025. The other squads revealed include those for International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Rifle/Pistol in Ningbo, China, in September (7th-15th) and the junior India squads for the 16th ASC as well as for the ISSF Junior World Cup Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun, scheduled in New Delhi between Sep 24-Oct 02, 2025, as per a press release from NRAI. The 16th ASC senior squad comprises 35 members for the 15 events including three mixed team competitions. Double Olympic bronze medalist Manu Bhaker, yet again being the only shooter to have made it to two individual events- the women's 10m air pistol and the women's 25m pistol. Prominent names to have made it back to the senior squad include former men's air rifle world champion Rudrankksh Patil and Olympians Anjum Moudgil (women's 50m rifle 3 positions), Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar (men's 50m rifle 3 positions), Saurabh Chaudhary (men's 10m air pistol) and Kynan Chenai (men's Trap). The likes of Esha Singh, Mehuli Ghosh and Kiran Ankush Jadhav find themselves in both the senior squads, albeit shooting different events. Olympic bronze medalist Swapnil Kusale and former Asian Games champion and Olympian Rahi Sarnobat also make it to the Ningbo squad. Olympian Raiza Dhillon is the only difference in the two 36-member junior squads announced. She makes the Delhi World Cup junior women's skeet team in place of Mansi Raghuvanshi, who is in the junior ASC team, where Raiza competes in the seniors. (ANI)
United News of India
07-07-2025
- Sport
- United News of India
NRAI reveals India squads for upcoming international Shooting competitions
New Delhi, July 07 (UNI). The National Rifle Association of India (NRAI), has revealed the India squads for upcoming international competitions, including the senior squad for the 16th Asian Shooting Championship (ASC) Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun, scheduled in Shymkent, Kazakhstan, between Aug 16-30, 2025. The other squads revealed include those for International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Rifle/Pistol in Ningbo, China, in September (7th-15th) and the junior India squads for the 16th ASC as well as for the ISSF Junior World Cup Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun, scheduled in New Delhi between Sep 24-Oct 02, 2025. The 16th ASC senior squad comprises 35 members for the 15 events including three mixed team competitions. Double Olympic bronze medalist Manu Bhaker, yet again being the only shooter to have made it to two individual events- the women's 10m air pistol and the women's 25m pistol. Prominent names to have made it back to the senior squad include former men's air rifle world champion Rudrankksh Patil and Olympians Anjum Moudgil (women's 50m rifle 3 positions), Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar (men's 50m rifle 3 positions), Saurabh Chaudhary (men's 10m air pistol) and Kynan Chenai (men's Trap). The likes of Esha Singh, Mehuli Ghosh and Kiran Ankush Jadhav find themselves in both the senior squads, albeit shooting different events. Olympic bronze medalist Swapnil Kusale and former Asian Games champion and Olympian Rahi Sarnobat, also make it to the Ningbo squad. Olympian Raiza Dhillon is the only difference in the two 36-member junior squads announced. She makes the Delhi World Cup junior women's skeet team in place of Mansi Raghuvanshi, who is in the junior ASC team where Raiza competes in the seniors. UNI RKM
Hans India
07-07-2025
- Sport
- Hans India
Manu Bhaker spearheads India's squad for Asian Shooting Championship
New Delhi: National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) has revealed the Indian squads for upcoming international competitions, including the senior squad for the 16th Asian Shooting Championship (ASC) Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun, scheduled in Shymkent, Kazakhstan between August 16 to 30. The other squads revealed include those for the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Rifle/Pistol in Ningbo, China, between September 7 to 17 and the junior India squads for the 16th ASC as well as for the ISSF Junior World Cup Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun, scheduled in New Delhi between September 24 to October 2. The ASC senior squad comprises 35 members for the 15 events, including three mixed team competitions. Double Olympic bronze medallist Manu Bhaker, yet again is the only shooter to have made it to two individual events. She will compete in the women's 10m air pistol and the women's 25m pistol events. Prominent names to have made it back to the senior squad include former men's air rifle world champion Rudrankksh Patil and Olympians Anjum Moudgil (women's 50m rifle 3 positions), Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar (men's 50m rifle 3 positions), Saurabh Chaudhary (men's 10m air pistol) and Kynan Chenai (men's Trap). The likes of Esha Singh, Mehuli Ghosh and Kiran Ankush Jadhav find themselves in both the senior squads, albeit shooting different events. Olympic bronze medalist Swapnil Kusale and former Asian Games champion and Olympian Rahi Sarnobat, also make it to the Ningbo squad. Olympian Raiza Dhillon is the only difference in the two 36-member junior squads announced. She makes the Delhi World Cup junior women's skeet team in place of Mansi Raghuvanshi, who is in the junior ASC team where Raiza competes in the seniors. Currently, Indian shooter are participating in World Cup Shotgun in Lonato, Italy, where Mairaj Ahmad Khan and Ganemat Sekhon, got themselves into good positions on day one of competition on Sunday.
The Hindu
25-06-2025
- Sport
- The Hindu
Umamahesh Maddineni tops air rifle in National shooting trials
Junior World Cup champion Umamahesh Maddineni shot well in the final to beat World champion Rudrankksh Patil by 0.7 points in the men's air rifle event in the third National shooting selection trials at the Trishul Academy in Maharana Pratap Sports College on Wednesday. Qualification topper and former world No.1 Divyansh Singh Panwar (632.9) placed third ahead of Parth Mane, Shourya Siani,, Paarth Makhija, Vishal Singh and Sandeep Singh. In women's 50-metre rifle 3-position event, world record holder Sift Kaur Samra outclassed the field by 10.4 point margin, after having scored 591 in qualification. Aakriti Dahiya rose to the second spot ahead of qualification topper Ashi Chouksey (592). Mehuli Ghosh, Ayushi Podder, Vidarsa Vinod, Nischal and Vanshika Shahi were the others to make the final. In rapid fire pistol, Anish Bhanwala was top class both in qualification and final to stay ahead of the pack in the race for making the national team for the Asian championship and the last World Cup of the season. The results: 10m air rifle: Men: 1. Umamahesh Maddineni 252.2 (630.9); 2. Rudrankksh Patil 251.5 (631.9); 3. Divyansh Singh Panwar 230.1 (632.9). 25m rapid fire pistol: Men: 1. Anish Bhanwala 33 (582); 2. Adarsh Singh 29 (574); 3. Pradeep Singh Shekhawat 23 (581). 50m rifle 3-position: Women: 1. Sift Kaur Samra 467.3 (591); 2. Aakriti Dahiya 456.9 (588); 3. Ashi Chouksey 443.9 (592).
The Hindu
07-05-2025
- Sport
- The Hindu
Rudrankksh Patil focused on training
Rudrankksh Patil is in pursuit of improvement despite winning a gold and two silver medals in the recent World Cups in Buenos Aires and Lima. The World champion in air rifle, the 21-year-old Rudrankksh, has in consultation with coach Neha Chavan at Gun For Glory, opted to skip the prestigious World Cup in Germany, to focus on his training and be better prepared for the World Championship and the Asian Championship later in the season. In a free wheeling chat with The Hindu on Wednesday, Rudrankksh, who has completed his graduation in Geography and aspires to pursue M.A., pointed out that recovery after every competition took at least a fortnight. 'I want to improve my qualification scores. I also want to perform better in the finals,' said Rudrankksh who won the individual gold in the World Cup in Argentina. He had qualified well in the next World Cup in Lima, but a malfunction of the gun on two successive shots, after the two series of five shots, saw him eliminated in the eighth spot. It was not his fault, but he had to get his gun back to its best behaviour with professional attention. 'The selection trials are coming up in June. I need to be in good shape,' said Rudrankksh who had narrowly missed the cut for the Paris Olympics, after having won the Olympic quota. Despite being young, Rudrankksh has already achieved a lot on the global stage, yet, is concerned about his future. 'I was far too focused on shooting in the last seven years. Along the way, I realised that diversifying into education and other activities did help my shooting. I want to qualify through UPSC and serve the country. I hope the Central government makes some relaxation for the elite sportspersons, in terms of age, or get them into the fold by testing their competence with a separate procedure,' said Rudrankksh. At the moment, the focus is on shooting, and Rudrankksh wants to be on top of his game, to be able to shoot the best scores on command, when required. Experience and guidance has taught him to stay calm and be ready for any situation and have flexible plans, depending on what works, to reach the best performance.
