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Rhythm Sangwan bags India’s 16th quota place in shooting for Paris Olympics | More sports News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Rhythm Sangwan made history by becoming the 16th Indian shooter to secure a quota place for the 2024 Paris Olympics. She achieved this feat by winning a bronze medal in the 25m sports pistol category at the Asian Olympic Qualifiers in Jakarta on Thursday.This success ensures that India will be sending its largest-ever shooting contingent to the Paris Olympics, surpassing the previous record of 15 shooters at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.Jakarta has proven to be a favorable venue for Indian shooters, with three athletes — Esha Singh, Varun Tomar (both in 10m air pistol), and now Rhythm—securing quota slots for the country during the Asian Olympic Qualifiers. The strong performances highlight India's growing prowess in the sport of shooting on the international stage.Third m...
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She dabbled in karting and badminton. Now, Esha Singh seals Paris Olympics berth – in shooting

Growing up in Hyderabad, a young Esha Singh would often listen to her father’s love for motorbikes and rallies. While she did not follow her father’s footsteps into a career in motorsports, the 19-year-old has emerged as Indian shooting’s latest sensation.Esha, the Asian Games gold medallist in the 25m pistol, once again showcased her talent after she won India’s 15th Paris Olympics quota with a gold medal in the women’s 10m Air Pistol final in the Asian Olympic Qualifier in Jakarta on Monday. The 14th quota had come earlier in the day when Varun Tomar won the gold medal in the men’s 10m Air Pistol final as well. With this, Indian shooters matched their tally of 15 quota places earned for the Tokyo Olympics and are set to earn record representation at the Paris Games, which will be held...
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Asian Games: Esha Singh and Aishwary Tomar claim four medals each in Hangzhou; Gold for Palak in 10m air pistol

On another memorable morning for Indian shooters in Hangzhou, it was 17-year-old Palak and the trio of Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Swapnil Kusale, Akhil Sheoran who added to the country’s gold medal tally. There was also a silver medal for Esha Singh in women’s 10m air pistol where she finished behind Palak for an incredible 1-2 for India. In the men’s 50m 3-Positions event, Tomar clinched silver. With those two medals, both Esha and Tomar have four medals to their name overall in Hangzhou. Starting the day off was Indian trio of Esha Singh, Palak and Divya TS who clinched silver medal in the women’s 10m air pistol team event, finishing behind China by 5 points. That was the third medal for Esha. Meanwhile, Esha and Palak also qualified for the individual final in the fifth and seven...
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Asian Games: ‘Pakar ke rakhna’ – The shouts that motivated Esha Singh | Asian Games 2023 News – Times of India

HANGZHOU: When Esha Singh was only 13, she was already giving sleepless nights to well-established international shooters. But before her opening event of the Asian Games, she herself wasn't getting a good sleep. It could be the butterflies for the teenager before her debut appearance in the continental Games. She, however, showed none when the day arrived.On Wednesday, Esha shot in her signature fashion, starting slowly and coming from behind to win a silver medal. Perhaps, a team gold in the event had settled the nerves. Or it could be the familiar whistles and shouts she was hearing from the stands."Pakar ke rakhna, chhorna nahi (don't lose your grip on the match)," a man repeatedly shouted from the stands. Olympic medallist and IOA vice-president Gagan Narang looked back and smiled....
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Asian Games: Esha Singh clinches silver in women’s 25m pistol | Asian Games 2023 News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Esha Singh, the young Indian shooter, secured a silver medal in the women's individual 25m pistol event at the Asian Games. Despite this, Manu Bhaker, the Youth Olympics champion, was unable to secure a podium finish in the same event.Esha, who is 18 years old, delivered an impressive performance, scoring 34 to claim the second spot. However, it was China's Rui Liu who clinched the gold medal, setting a games record with a score of 38. Jiin Yang managed to secure the bronze medal after shooting 29.Asian Games Day 4During her journey to gold, Rui Liu managed to break the previous record held by India's Rahi Sarnobat, who scored 34.Esha Singh shoots gold and silver on Asian Games debutIn contrast, Manu, who had an outstanding qualification round with a total score of 590, had t...
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Asian Games: Indian trio shoots team gold in women’s 25m pistol event | Asian Games 2023 News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: India's trio of Manu Bhaker, Esha Singh, and Rhythm Sangwan secured the gold medal in the women's 25m pistol team event at the Asian Games. Their collective effort produced a score of 1759, elevating India to the top of the podium and securing the nation's fourth gold medal at the ongoing sporting event.The standout performance of Manu Bhaker shone through as she also claimed the top spot in the qualification round, concluding the final rapid-fire series with an impressive score of 98 points.Asian Games Day 4China earned the silver medal with a score of 1756, while South Korea's shooting team settled for the third position, accumulating a total score of 1742.This victory came shortly after another Indian shooting trio delivered an outstanding performance, earning a silver med...
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Asian Games, shooting: India clinch 25m pistol women’s team gold as Manu Bhaker leads the way

The trio of Manu Bhaker, Esha Singh and Rhythm Sangwan clinched India’s fourth gold medal of the 19th Asian Games on Wednesday, pipping China to the top spot in the women’s 25m pistol team event. India finished with a total of 1759 and it needed them to be every bit as good as possible because China were not far behind at 1756. Bhaker, who had topped the standings at the end of day one (precision stage of qualification), continued her brilliant shooting in the rapid stage to put up a total of 590 and top the standings. Singh was fifth with 586 while Sangwan too was brilliant on day two to come seventh on 583. Most Read 1 Watch this Space: Chandrayaan-3 sleeps as US Space Force punches a hole in atmosphere 2 IAS officer, transferred over s...
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India clinch mixed team air pistol gold at World Championship | More sports News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Indian shooters Esha Singh and Shiva Narwal have brought a wave of joy to the Indian contingent by securing the gold medal in the 10m air pistol mixed team event at the ISSF World Championship in Baku, Azerbaijan. The duo outperformed Turkey's Ilayda Tarhan and Yusuf Dikec with a score of 16-10 in a thrilling final match.This victory has propelled India to the second position on the medal standings, having achieved a gold and a bronze medal so far. China is leading the tally with an impressive haul of five gold and two bronze medals.Both of the shooters demonstrated remarkable skill in the qualification round, with Esha achieving a score of 290 and Narwal scoring 293. Their combined total of 583 points allowed them to secure the top spot in the qualification round, pushing Tu...
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Pistol shooters misfire on opening day of Worlds

Not a single Indian men’s or women’s 10m air pistol shooter was able to make it to the finals of their event at the 2023 Baku World Championships on Thursday, failing to take the opportunity of winning Paris Olympic quota spots on offer. Despite newer faces making the team in both men’s and women’s events, the results remained similar to the 2022 World Championships, where Indian pistol shooters were unable to crack the code in Cairo and win a quota or a medal. Shiva Narwal, Sarabjot Singh and Arjun Singh Cheema started the day for India in the men’s 10m air pistol qualification. Narwal, part of the first set of shooters, started brightly with a 97 series followed by a 99. But then his next four series went 96, 96, 95 and 96. A couple of shots here and there, and Narwal could have made ...
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ISSF World Championship: Indian men bag 10m air pistol team bronze | More sports News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: India's ISSF World Championship campaign began on an unsatisfactory note, as none of the six 10m air pistol shooters competing on Thursday were able to secure a quota for the 2024 Paris Olympics, though the men did win a consolation bronze medal in the team event.With an aggregate score of 1734, the men's 10m air pistol team of Shiva Narwal (579 points), Sarabjot Singh (578) and Arjun Singh Cheema (577) won bronze.The Chinese team of Zhang Bowen (587), Liu Junhui (582) and Xie Yu (580) won gold with a total of 1749 points, while the German team of Robin Walter (586), Michael Schwald (581) and Paul Froehlich (576) got silver with a total of 1743 points.On a day when the Chinese shooters took all four gold medals up for grabs, the Indian men fared poorly in the solo 10m air pis...
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Manu Bhaker: ‘I hope I keep improving’: Manu Bhaker hopes Bhopal World Cup bronze is a sign of good days ahead | More sports News – Times of India

BHOPAL: The wide smile on Manu Bhaker's face said it all. Before the 25m pistol final on Saturday here at the ISSF World Cup, and even before the rapid stage of qualification, Manu was trying her best to hide her nervousness. Her father was by her side for all this while, perhaps because he had spotted the jitters in her daughter and tried comforting with his presence.It's been two years, since the Delhi World Cup in 2021, that Manu was on the podium of a senior international event. She had come close a few times and was close again now. Quite clearly, she didn't want to let it slip.She started the ranking match nervously, but held her nerve to find 14 hits, the same as eventual gold medal winner Doreen Vennekamp of Germany, and leave compatriot Esha Singh behind to enter the medal matc...