The 2004 Olympics silver medalist failed a drug test a month before the Athens Games which was withheld from not just the public but the IOC too. ...
11:56 PM, May 15, 2013
New Delhi: India's sporting icon, 2004 Athens Olympics silver medalist Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore has a dark secret, a secret that has been hidden for nine years. It is a secret that will shake the very foundations of Indian sport. Rathore, whose medal is universally accepted as the turning point in India's Olympic history, failed a drug test a month before the games began on August 11 2004. Worryingly, this information...
09:09 PM, May 15, 2013
Olympics silver medallist Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore has come out to speak against the electoral procedure of National Rifle Association of India. ...
09:04 AM, Mar 06, 2013
Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore and Ronjan Sodhi will spearhead Indian challenge at the ISSF Shotgun World Cups in Mexico and UAE in March and April. ...
09:47 PM, Feb 12, 2013
Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore said that he was happy with his performance and he can still compete at international level. ...
09:26 AM, Dec 03, 2012
In the countdown to the 2012 London Olympics, we retrace some memorable Indian moments at the historical games. Today, a look at Rajyavardhan Singh Rathores silver at the 2004 Athens Olympics. After the UAE's Ahmed Almaktoum took a considerable lead for the gold, India's Major Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore stepped forward to take a shot at the silver medal. Rathore was needed to shoot both the flying clay targets in his...
10:01 AM, Jul 20, 2012
New Delhi: The National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) on Tuesday sought to justify its decision to select Heena Sidhu ahead of Athens Olympics silver medallist Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore in the 11-member squad for the London Olympics. "We will not deny merit... merit has to be the sole criteria in a measurable sport. Heena has been consistent and yesterday she shot 385 (at practice) which, in our opinion, is an...
08:57 PM, Mar 13, 2012
New Delhi: Sticking to its guns, the NRAI has sent its selected list of shooters, including Heena Sidhu, to the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF), putting to rest speculation over Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore's chances of competing in the London Olympics. After a meeting held here on Monday, a top National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) official told PTI that there was no change in their decision to nominate the name...
06:35 PM, Mar 12, 2012
Former Olympians gathered at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi on Sunday to wish the Indian contingent good luck ahead of the Games in July in London. ...
09:08 AM, Mar 12, 2012
New Delhi: Athens Olympics silver medalist Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore failed to find a place while rising talents Heena Sidhu and Joydeep Karmakar got the nod in the 11-member Indian shooting team, announced for the 2012 London Olympics on Sunday. While Rathore's name did not go beyond the discussion stage in the selection meeting, which took place at Rudrapur in Uttarakhand, Heena and Karmakar were rewarded for their consistency. Missing out...
06:57 PM, Feb 19, 2012
Son of Olympic silver medallist shooter Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, Manav is creating waves in the junior nationals. ...
12:18 PM, Feb 16, 2012
Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, Anjali Bhagwat, Mansher Singh and Heena Sidhu are in the fray for the Olympic qualification spot in shooting. ...
09:44 AM, Feb 09, 2012
Doha: The final bid for top Indian shooters Rajyavrdhan Singh Rathore and Anjali Bhagwat to qualify for London Olympics ended in disappointment as they failed to make it to the final round in their respective events in the Asian Shooting Championships on Saturday. Rathore, Athens Olympic silver medallist in men's double trap, and Anjali, former 10m air rifle world number one, will now miss London Olympics as the competition here...
05:58 PM, Jan 14, 2012
"I have learned to enjoy my efforts," said Col Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, who equalled the world record in Asian Shotgun Championship. ...
08:55 PM, Nov 30, 2011
New Delhi: Former Olympic silver medallist, Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore clinched the individual double trap gold medal and then equalled the world record in the team event at the Asian Shotgun Championship in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday. The world record though will not be recognised as it was shot in an Asian championship. Rathore won the gold in the individual event after he shot 46 in the finals. His final score...
07:09 PM, Nov 27, 2011
