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Abhinav Bindra roped in as ‘mentor’ to prepare shooting team for Paris 2024 – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The failure of the country’s shooters to land a single medal at the 2016 Rio and 2020 Tokyo Games has forced the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) to knock on the doors of the Indian shooting’s stalwarts to guide the current lot of marksmen to Olympic glory at the Paris edition in 2024.In its efforts, the NRAI has officially roped in India’s first individual Olympic gold medallist, Abhinav Bindra, as ‘mentor’ to prepare the air pistol and rifle teams for the Paris Games.Bindra will be associated with the squad till the end of the ParisOlympics, scheduled from July 26 to August 11. Similarly, four-time Olympian trap shooter, Mansher Singh, has come on board as ‘mentor’ to train the shotgun team.While Bindra hasn’t officially travelled with the team so far and has larg...
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Shooter loses thumb in freak accident at range – Times of India

NEW DELHI: In an unfortunate incident, Pushpender Kumar, a national-level shooter, lost his left thumb after the compressed cylinder attached below the barrel of his 10m air pistol gun exploded when he was filling it up.According to officials in the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI), the incident occurred on Saturday evening when Kumar – a corporal with the Indian Air Force (IAF) – was practising at a private range in Faridabadalong with his coach.Hisshooting arm is safe. “An unfortunate incident has come to our notice regarding a shooter. While practising at a range in Faridabad, he was grievously injured when the gas cylinder of his air pistol exploded. While the NRAI has no involvement in his training at the range, we are deeply concerned and wish the shooter a speedy recove...
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NRAI names teams for Asian Games, Asian Shooting Championship | More sports News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) has announced that a 33-member Indian shooting team will participate in the 19th Asian Games scheduled to begin in Hangzhou, China, on September 23.Additionally, a 35-member team has been selected for the Asian Championships to be held in Changwon, South Korea, from October 22 to November 2.This competition holds great significance as it offers a chance to secure quota places for the Paris Olympics. In total, there are 24 Paris Olympics quota places up for grabs, with two available in each of the 12 individual Olympic events encompassing the disciplines of rifle, pistol, and shotgun.India will be competing in all 16 events at the Asian Championships, including four mixed team events. In addition to these participants, four more s...
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Para shooters caught in crossfire between PCI and NRAI | More sports News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: More than 700 para shooters have been caught in the crossfire between the Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) and the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI), and are unable to decide which tournament to participate in following different sets of competition circular being issued by the respective bodies.PCI secretary general Gursharan Singh issued a warning on Saturday, saying NRAI inviting para shooters in its competitions was an "unauthorised" act.Para shooting in the country is governed by PCI, which in turn is affiliated to the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). At the international level, para shooters compete under the aegis of World Shooting Para Sport (WSPS).NRAI, on the other hand, is affiliated to the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF), which ...
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Indian shooters likely to compete in tournament at Paris Olympic range | More sports News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: A handful of Indian shooters are likely to compete in a tournament in Paris in the third week of July, hoping to gain some "advance knowledge" of lining up at the range that will host the events at next year's Olympics.The forthcoming tournament, starting July 15, will take place at the same range that will also play host to the shooting events of the 2024 Olympic Games in the French capital.While not all shooters selected for the ISSF World Championships and Hangzhou Asian Games are going to be part of this tournament, which is being organised exactly one year before the quadrennial extravaganza, quite a few of them are set to take to the Paris range in the coming days."The team is going to be a mix of players who are in the current Indian squad for the World Championship an...
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Jaspal Rana back as Manu Bhaker’s personal coach two years after widely-publicised split | More sports News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Legendary pistol marksman and multiple Asian Games gold medallist Jaspal Rana confirmed on Friday that he is back as coach of one of India's best shooters Manu Bhaker, nearly two years after a split that hogged the headlines for days.Manu, the winner of several gold medals at World Cups, silver medallist at the World Championships and champion at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, had parted ways with Rana because of reported irreconcilable differences in the run-up to the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.Manu's split with Rana was being attributed as the main reason for her forgettable performance in Tokyo, where she also suffered a pistol malfunction that almost left her in tears.Manu's downfall coincided with her split with Rana."Yes, I will be pairing (up) with Manu Bhaker and (will) tra...