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News18
11 hours ago
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- News18
Indian Shooters Celebrate Olympic Day; Aim For More Glory After Historic Run
Last Updated: The Indian shooting team celebrated Olympic Day with confidence. Manu Bhaker and Swapnil Kusale made history at the Paris Games and aim for more medals at the 2028 LA Olympics. The Indian shooting team celebrated Olympic Day on Monday with a sense of confidence about their continued success in upcoming Olympic events. At the Paris Games last year, India sent a 21-member team to compete in all 15 shooting events. Manu Bhaker made history by winning two medals in the women's 10m air pistol event and the 10m air pistol mixed team event alongside Sarabjot Singh. She became the only Indian athlete to win two medals in a single Olympic edition. Swapnil Kusale also made history by securing India's only Olympic medal in the men's 50m rifle 3 positions. With three out of six medals at the 2024 Olympics being won by shooters, the sport gained immense popularity in India, and the athletes received global recognition. Following their success at the recently concluded ISSF World Cup 2025 in Munich, where Indian shooters clinched four medals—two gold and two bronze—they expressed hopes of maintaining their winning streak in the future. They aim for greater success at the next Olympic edition in Los Angeles, USA, in 2028. Speaking on the significance of Olympic Day, Paris Games bronze medallist Sarabjot stated, 'This day is an important one for all of us and it reminds us of the efforts we all put in to earn the opportunity to compete in the biggest sporting event. For an athlete, a chance to represent the nation on the Olympic stage is the highest achievement. For me, to win a medal and stand on the podium is a memory that I will cherish forever." He further added, 'Our success at the Paris Olympics and the recent shooting events this year has truly sparked a fire within all the athletes to do our best. We are confident that the Indian shooters will win even more medals in LA and continue to make the nation proud." Paris Olympics medal-winning shooter Kusale echoed Sarabjot's sentiments, stating, 'Because of our success last year at the Games, all of us feel excited to celebrate the Olympic Day this year. We feel the eyes of the nation are upon us now and the entire country is praying and wishing for our success in each and every competition." 'While it is an additional responsibility to repay their faith, it also motivates us to continue to do better and make the nation proud. I am confident that India's Olympic success story in shooting will see a new chapter at the LA Games in 2028," he concluded. (With IANS Inputs). First Published: June 23, 2025, 13:37 IST
India.com
14-06-2025
- Sport
- India.com
Bad news for Manu Bhaker as Olympics star fails in...
In this collection of pictures we shall know the bad news for Manu Bhaker, interestingly, it's about her own sport which she excelled in. Let's dive in. There is a bad news for India when Paris Olympics double medalist Manu Bhaker was eliminated from the final round of ISSF World Cup 2025. Manu Bhaker scored 574 - 14x and finished 25th and missed out on a place in the final. Another Indian woman shooter Palak scored 570 - 18x and finished 36th and was eliminated from the final. Suruchi Singh had won the gold medal by defeating Manu in the women's 10 meter air pistol event at the ISSF World Cup 2025 Lima in Peru. This was Suruchi Singh's second consecutive gold in the women's 10 meter air pistol event at the ISSF World Cup. Now once again the responsibility of winning the medal will be on her. So far in the tournament, Elavenil Valarivan won the bronze medal in the women's 10 meter air rifle on the first day. After this, Sift Kaur Samra won the bronze medal in the women's 50 meter rifle 3 position event.
Straits Times
14-06-2025
- Sport
- Straits Times
After Manu Bhaker, India find new prospect in teenage top gun Suruchi Phogat
– After Manu Bhaker became the first Indian shooter to win two medals at the same Olympics in Paris last summer, the country seems to have unearthed a new talent in 19-year-old Suruchi Phogat, who won her third consecutive ISSF World Cup gold in Munich on June 13. Phogat (241.9) edged out Paris Olympics 25m pistol silver medallist Camille Jedrzejewski (241.7) of France in a nail-biting finish of the 10m air pistol event to maintain her unbeaten streak this season. China's Yao Qianxun won bronze with 221.7. 'I am happy but not surprised by my win. I think this is what we train for, to win gold medals,' Phogat said in the Times of India. When asked if there was any pressure on her after the first two successful editions of the World Cup, she added: 'Fortunately, I don't take pressure of winning medals at all. I have people around me who try to keep me away from the pressure. 'All I do is train and focus on each shot as that will help me improve. I don't think about the results.' Phogat was trailing Jedrzejewski by 0.5 going into the final two shots and the Indian surged ahead with a tremendous 10.5, which proved decisive in the end. She won back-to-back World Cup golds in Buenos Aires and Lima, edging out compatriot Bhaker in the final in Peru. Phogat was also part of India's 10 metre air pistol mixed team, who won the bronze in Buenos Aires and the gold in Lima. She now possesses an enviable record of making the podium in every World Cup event she has taken part in. 'This third successive gold medal is the toughest of all as it was a high-and-low final for me and taught me a lot of things,' Phogat told the Indian Express. 'Things did not work my way midway in the final. I guess my hands were a bit tired... I had to make some adjustments, and I'm glad to win this title.' India's chief pistol coach Samaresh Jung said Phogat would emerge mentally stronger from such an intense final. 'Shooters have to go through every phase, and it should have taught her a lot of things,' he told the same newspaper. 'It's great. Good for Suruchi, and good for her confidence. Finals could have been better, but then things like this happen. 'In the second series, she had only one bad shot and stayed consistent with the other four, showing similar composure during the elimination shot.' REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
Straits Times
14-06-2025
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- Straits Times
Shooting-After Bhaker, India find new prospect in teenaged top gun Phogat
NEW DELHI - After Manu Bhaker became the first Indian shooter to win two medals at the same Olympics in Paris last year, the country seems to have unearthed a new talent in 19-year-old Suruchi Phogat, who won her third consecutive ISSF World Cup gold in Munich on Friday. Phogat (241.9) edged out Paris Olympics silver medallist Camille Jedrzejewski (241.7) of France in a nail-biting finish of the 10m air pistol event to maintain her unbeaten streak this season. China's Qianxun Yao won bronze with 221.7. Phogat was trailing Jedrzejewski by 0.5 going into the final two shots and the Indian surged ahead with a tremendous 10.5, which proved decisive in the end. She won back-to-back World Cup golds in Buenos Aires and Lima, edging out compatriot Bhaker in the final in Peru. Phogat was also part of India's 10 metre air pistol mixed team, which won the bronze in Buenos Aires and the gold in Lima. She now possesses an enviable record of making the podium in every World Cup event she has taken part in. "This third successive gold medal is the toughest of all as it was a high-and-low final for me and taught me a lot of things," Phogat told the Indian Express. "Things did not work my way midway in the final. I guess my hands were a bit tired... "I had to make some adjustments and I'm glad to win this title here in Munich." India's chief pistol coach Samresh Jung said Phogat would emerge mentally stronger from such an intense final. "Shooters have to go through every phase and it should have taught her a lot of things," Jung told the same newspaper. "In the second series, she only had one bad shot and did not drop much in terms of other four shots and the same with the elimination shot." REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
Reuters
14-06-2025
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- Reuters
After Bhaker, India find new prospect in teenaged top gun Phogat
NEW DELHI, June 14 (Reuters) - After Manu Bhaker became the first Indian shooter to win two medals at the same Olympics in Paris last year, the country seems to have unearthed a new talent in 19-year-old Suruchi Phogat, who won her third consecutive ISSF World Cup gold in Munich on Friday. Phogat (241.9) edged out Paris Olympics silver medallist Camille Jedrzejewski (241.7) of France in a nail-biting finish of the 10m air pistol event to maintain her unbeaten streak this season. China's Qianxun Yao won bronze with 221.7. Phogat was trailing Jedrzejewski by 0.5 going into the final two shots and the Indian surged ahead with a tremendous 10.5, which proved decisive in the end. She won back-to-back World Cup golds in Buenos Aires and Lima, edging out compatriot Bhaker in the final in Peru. Phogat was also part of India's 10 metre air pistol mixed team, which won the bronze in Buenos Aires and the gold in Lima. She now possesses an enviable record of making the podium in every World Cup event she has taken part in. "This third successive gold medal is the toughest of all as it was a high-and-low final for me and taught me a lot of things," Phogat told the Indian Express. "Things did not work my way midway in the final. I guess my hands were a bit tired... "I had to make some adjustments and I'm glad to win this title here in Munich." India's chief pistol coach Samresh Jung said Phogat would emerge mentally stronger from such an intense final. "Shooters have to go through every phase and it should have taught her a lot of things," Jung told the same newspaper. "In the second series, she only had one bad shot and did not drop much in terms of other four shots and the same with the elimination shot."
