New Delhi: Indian shooters' disappointing show in the ISSF World Cup in Fort Benning, USA continued as all the participants in the 10-metre Air Pistol men's event crashed out in the qualifying round, with Jitu Rai narrowly missing the final cut. Rai finished 11th with a total score of 579 while Amanpreet Singh finished 17th after shooting 576 over six series.
Prakash Nanjappa, who had emerged as India's latest success story in shooting with a bronze medal in the pistol event of the ISSF World Cup in Changwon, South Korea last month, this time had to be contend with a 19th place finish after aggregating 575.
Gagan Narang missed out on the finals by fraction of a point in the men's air rifle event in the ISSF World Cup in Fort Benning, Georgia, in the US on Monday. Gagan Narang on Monday missed out on the finals by a whisker in the men's air rifle event.
The London Olympics bronze medallist shot 621.5 to finish 13th at the end of qualifying rounds at the US Army Marksmanship Unit shooting range in Columbus....
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11:59 PM, May 07, 2013
Greater Noida: It may not be the same as inaugural year in terms of response, but the second Indian Grand Prix still recorded a turn out of 65,000 spectators, which included the who's who of tinsel town, politics and sporting fraternity. Unlike last year that witnessed a whopping 95,000 turn out, response was lukewarm this time around but buzz and enthusiasm surrounding the race was pretty good. Even though the...
07:58 PM, Oct 28, 2012
New Delhi: It is called 'Gun for Glory', but London Olympic bronze-medallist Gagan Narang insists his initiative is more of a "shooting festival" than a tournament as it welcomes not just professionals but also amateurs who have "never held guns" in their lives. "It is a shooting festival in which even those who have not held a gun in their lives can participate," Narang told PTI about the event that...
03:05 PM, Sep 07, 2012
New Delhi: Even as they shuttle from one felicitation programme to another since returning from London, Gagan Narang and Saina Nehwal have already set their sights on improving their performance at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Feted in the capital on Friday by a sponsor of India's Olympic contingent that returned with an unprecedented six medals from the just concluded London Games, the duo from Hyderabad looked...
06:39 PM, Aug 17, 2012
Hyderabad: The bronze medal at the London Games has taken off a big stone on his chest and now shooter Gagan Narang wants to focus on reviving 'dying sports' in his home city of Hyderabad. Narang said he would like to nurture young talent by starting sports academy in the state with the support of the government. "I would like to nurture talent in the state by opening sports academies...
08:35 AM, Aug 14, 2012
London: The coveted gold medal eluded India at the London Games but thanks to its best-ever haul of six medals, the country finished 55th in the medals tally at the Olympic Games that concluded here on Sunday. India, who stood 50th in the Beijing Games medal tally with one gold and two bronze, could have easily made the top-40 nations had it managed one yellow metal this time also. Grappler...
01:25 AM, Aug 13, 2012
New Delhi: As the 2012 Olympics draws to a close, we take a look at how India's athletic contingent, the largest ever sent by the country to the quadrennial Games, did in London. From Vijay Kumar and Sushil Kumars silver medals to the first-day exits of Abhinav Bindra and Ronjan Singh Sodhi, a recap of each discipline India participated in. Archery Indias women's team, comprising Deepika Kumari, Bombayla Devi and...
10:44 PM, Aug 12, 2012
New Delhi: The National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) on Wednesday, announced cash awards of Rs 20 lakh to London Olympics silver medallist Vijay Kumar and Rs 15 lakh to bronze winner Gagan Narang for bringing laurels to the country in the mega event. While Kumar clinched a silver in the 25m rapid fire pistol event, Narang bagged a bronze in the 10m air rifle competition at the Royal Artillery...
12:26 PM, Aug 08, 2012
London: Joydeep Karmakar narrowly missed out on a bronze medal in the 50m rifle prone event after setting an Olympic record in the qualifying stage at the London Games here on Friday. In an event where 10m air rifle bronze-medallist Gagan Narang failed to qualify for the finals, Karmakar put his best foot forward to finished fourth with a tally of 699.1, which was 1.9 adrift of bronze medal winner's...
03:53 PM, Aug 03, 2012
London: Rifle shooter Gagan Narang opened the medal count for India at the London Olympics by winning a bronze on Monday, and hopes for more laurels were still alive with Indian stars doing well in badminton and tennis. Badminton star Saina Nehwal got the better of Belgian Lianne Tan to enter the women's singles pre-quarterfinals while the doubles pair of Ashwini Ponnappa and Jwala Gutta stayed in the competition with...
11:22 AM, Jul 31, 2012
London: After missing out on final qualifications in Athens and Beijing, Gagan Narang proved third time lucky in London by winning a bronze medal. "It is like a huge stone is off my chest. I had not managed to qualify for the finals in the last two Olympics and that was really painful. But now I am happy to have finally won an Olympic medal," Narang told reporters here. Despite...
10:53 PM, Jul 30, 2012
Hyderabad: After rifle shooter Gagan Narang gave India its first 2012 Olympics medal in London on Monday, his elated father BS Narang said this victory will boost his morale to win more medals. "Now, I will tell him to prepare for the next event, 'aur jeetna hai abhi' (there is more to win)," said the senior Narang, referring to the two more events his son will be participating in at...
06:20 PM, Jul 30, 2012
London: Gagan Narang on Monday opened India's account in the London Olympic Games by winning the bronze medal in the men's 10m air rifle event at the Royal Artillery Barracks. Narang shot 103.1 in a ten-shot finals for an aggregate of 701.1 after scoring 598 in the qualifying round. Romania's Alin George Moldoveanu clinced the gold with 702.1, while Italy's Niccolo Campriani took the silver with 701.5. However, Abhinav Bindra,...
06:20 PM, Jul 30, 2012
London: Gagan Narang has provided India its first medal of the 2012 London Olympics, winning the bronze medal in the 10m Air Rifle event. Narang shot 103.1 in a gripping ten-shot finals for an aggregate of 701.1 after scoring 598 in the qualifying round in which also he stood third. Alin George Moldoveanu of Romania won the gold, while Niccolo Campriani of Italy came up with a silver. Moldoveanu shot...
05:43 PM, Jul 30, 2012
London: Beijing Games gold medalist shooter Abhinav Bindra on Monday insisted that he has no plans to retire from the sport after crashing out of the London Olympics by failing to make the finals of the 10m air rifle event here. Bindra, who scripted history four years ago by becoming the country's first-ever individual gold medallist in the Olympics, shot 594 out of 600 to finish a shocking 16th out...
04:52 PM, Jul 30, 2012
New Delhi: Rifle ace Gagan Narang is hoping to be third time lucky and experience the "heroic" feeling of winning on the planet's biggest sporting event in the upcoming London Olympics after two unsuccessful attempts in Athens and Beijing. Since missing out on the final by a point in the Beijing Games fours summers ago, Narang has gone on to win numerous medals in the ISSF World Cups, World Championship,...
03:42 PM, Jul 13, 2012
World record holder Narang shot a score of 104.5 in the 10 metre air rifle. ...
02:20 PM, Feb 20, 2010
Gagan Narang and PT Raghunath took the top spot in men's 10m air rifle. ...
11:28 AM, Feb 19, 2010
Narang's qualifying stage 600 helped set a world record score of 703.5. ...
11:53 AM, Nov 05, 2008
Narang finished 13th with 9.725 while Rajput ended 26th with 9.683. ...
11:20 AM, Aug 17, 2008
