Kidambi Srikanth wins Sports Illustrated’s Sportsperson Of Year award for 2017

Kidambi Srikanth , who is the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games gold-medal winning shuttler, has been adjudged as the Sports Illustrated’s Sportsperson Of The Year award for 2017 in New Delhi. Beside this, renowned hockey player Dhanraj Pillay was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award. Other winners included the women’s cricket team, which bagged the ..

Topics: Athlete of the Year • Dhanraj • Dhanraj Pillay • Jitu Rai • Manav Thakkar • Sport in India • Sports • Srikanth Kidambi

Shahzar Rizvi wins gold in 10m air pistol men event at 2018 ISSF World Cup in Mexico

Indian shooter Shahzar Rizvi has clinched gold with a world record score of 242.3 in 10m air pistol men’s final in the 2018 ISSF World Cup at Guadalajara in Mexico on March 3. Striking a score of 242.3, Meerut-based Shahzar made sure that he gave India a taste of gold and kept his cool to ..

Topics: Commonwealth Games • ISSF World Cup • Jitu Rai • Manu Bhaker • Shahzar Rizvi • Shooting sports • Sport shooters

Jitu Rai clinches gold in men’s senior 50m pistol event at 61st National Shooting Championships Competition (NSCC-2017)

In Shooting, ace Indian marksman Jitu Rai won the men’s 50-metre pistol national title, setting a new record score of 233 at the 61st National Shooting Championships Competition (NSCC-2017) in Thiruvananthapuram. Rai also won the team gold in the event combining with Jai and Omprakash Mitherwal for a total of 1658, besting Team Air Force, ..

Topics: Commonwealth Games • Jitu Rai • Shooting sports • Sport shooters

Heena Sidhu clinches bronze at 10th Asian Championship

Pistol aces Jitu Rai and Heena Sidhu bagged a bronze each to continue India’s medal charge at the 10th Asian Championship 10m Rifle/Pistol in Wako City, Japan on December 10, 2017. Jitu won an individual bronze in the men’s 10m Air Pistol, which also helped the Indian team comprising Shahzar Rizvi and Omkar Singh besides ..

Topics: Commonwealth Games • Harveen Srao • Heena Sidhu • Jitu Rai • Olympic Gold Quest • Omkar Singh • Shahzar Rizvi • Shooting sports • Sport shooters

Heena Sidhu clinches gold in 10-metre air pistol event at Commonwealth Shooting Championships in Brisbane

Heena Sidhu clinched the 10-metre air pistol gold medal at the Commonwealth Shooting Championships in Brisbane, Australia on October 31, 2017. She gave a perfect start at the Championships, which is held from Oct. 31 to Nov. 6. Sidhu shot a combined score of 626.2 to claim the top honours. This was Sidhu’s second successive ..

Topics: Commonwealth Games • Commonwealth Shooting Championships • Gagan Narang • Heena Sidhu • Jitu Rai • Shooting sports • Shooting sports in India • Sport shooters