National shooting coach Ankush Bharadwaj has been booked by Haryana Police for allegedly sexually assaulting a 17-year-old national-level female shooter at a hotel in Faridabad.
National shooting coach Ankush Bharadwaj was suspended by the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) following sexual assault allegations by a 17-year-old athlete.
Young Simranpreet Kaur Brar overcame a challenging field to win the women's 25m pistol gold while men's 50m rifle 3-position exponent Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar bagged a silver on his ISSF World Cup Final debut.
India's former world champion Rudrankksh Patil and Paris Olympic finalist Arjun Babuta missed out on medals in men's 10m air rifle, finishing fourth and sixth respectively in the season-ending ISSF World Cup Final.
Abhinav Deshwal won India's 15th medal in shooting at the Deaflympics, clinching the gold in the 25m pistol event in Tokyo on Sunday with a record in qualification.
Esha Singh clinched her maiden individual World Championship medal -- a bronze in the women's 25m pistol but Paris Olympics medallist Manu Bhaker yet again missed out on a podium finish.
Olympian Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar continued his stellar form on the international stage, clinching the silver medal in the mens 50m rifle 3 positions event at the ISSF World Championships in Cairo on Tuesday.
Veteran army marksman Ravinder Singh brought India glory on the opening day of the ISSF World Championships (Pistol/Rifle) clinching the individual gold and team silver in 50m free pistol.
Naib Subedar Ravinder Singh, who won the 50m pistol gold at the ISSF World Championships in Cairo on Saturday, had spent nearly a fortnight away from the shooting range as he had been blessed with a baby girl recently.