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Memories of Abhinav Bindra winning gold in Beijing 2008 Olympic Games remain fresh

Since 2008, August 11 has been a landmark date for Indian sports lovers. If you need to be prompted, recall the massive Olympic Games gold medal gunned down by Abhinav…

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Posted in Athletes Olympic Sport Shooting Sport&Mind Sports Science

Coaching elite athletes is mostly about mental aspect of sport, says Jaspal Rana 

It is not often that a top-flight sports coach opens up the treasure trove of learnings. You sense that most play their cards close their chest, not wanting others to…

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Posted in Asian Games Opinion Shooting

Why Indian shooting is in a mess

Indian shooting faces its moments of truth in the next 13 months. There has been many a slip between the proverbial cup and the lip in the last nine years. Why…

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Smart use of Artificial Intelligence can help make intelligent decisions in sport

By now, you will be very familiar with cricket’s Decision Review System and the ball-tracking used to assist umpires arrive at decisions. The Win-probability that TV channels now flash on…

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Posted in Governance Shooting

Raninder Singh declared re-elected NRAI President as shooting sport body goes ahead with elections

Raninder Singh was declared re-elected National Rifle Association of India President, defeating Shyam Singh Yadav (Uttar Pradesh) by a thumping 56-3 margin at its general body meeting in Mohali on…

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MYAS directs NRAI to change Returning Officer and start fresh election process

The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has directed the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) to appoint a new Returning Officer and initiate fresh process to conduct its elections…

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Young Indian shooters could have done with smart interventions in key moments

A blank from the first 12 starts in the Olympic Games shooting competition in Tokyo. Just one finalist. Surely, it is not what fans of Indian shooting expected from the…

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Posted in Olympic Games Olympic Sport Shooting

Time ripe for NRAI to appoint High Performance Manager to ensure Olympic plans stay on track

It is a day and a half since the National Rifle Association of India made two big decisions in picking the Indian team for the Olympic Games. It chose to…

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Chinki Yadav and the art of avoiding ‘paralysis by analysis’

It was hard to discern whether Chinki Yadav was elated at having won 25m Pistol gold in the ISSF World Cup 2021 New Delhi or relieved at having emerged as…

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Posted in Olympic Sport Shooting Sport&Mind

Anjum Moudgil says World Cup came at the right time, reigniting the fire for her

Her beautiful hand-painted masks are a hit, and not just at the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Ranges. The creative pursuit of Anjum Moudgil, one of India’s top rifle shooters, has…

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