Author: Rohan Chowdhury

Rohan Chowdhury India ended day 3, on Wednesday, at the 16th Asian Shooting Championships, in Shymkent, Kazakhstan, with Anant Jeet Singh Naruka sealing the gold medal in the men’s skeet. He won in a hard-fought contest against Kuwait’s Mansour Alrashidi – 57-56. It marked a significant addition to the medals tally because shotgun medals are comparatively less when the entire spectrum of Indian shooting is considered. Thursday, August 21, started for India with the men’s 10 rifle. Two shooters qualified for the finals, and they were the expected ones — Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil and Arjun Babuta. Patil topped the qualification…

After the National Sports Governance Bill received the presidential approval on August 18, and it became an act, on Wednesday, August 20, another bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha which might have huge implications on Indian sports. The Online Gaming Bill 2025 could put the multi-billion dollar fantasy gaming industry at risk. The bill aims to put a regulation in the vast diversity of online gaming fraternity — eSports, social and casual gaming, real money gaming and educational gaming. According to a report by PTI, there’ll be restrictions on online money games. The ‘PROHIBITIONS’ clause says, “No person shall…

Till Day 3 of the competition rounds at the ongoing 16th Asian Shooting Championship in Shymkent, Kazakhstan, Indians have been doing wonders, currently standing at the top of the medal tally with 16, including 6 gold, 5 silver, and 5 bronze, across senior and junior categories. Second is China with 8 medals (6 gold), and Korea with 9 (1 gold). On Wednesday, August 20, both the 10m Air Pistol Mixed Teams, senior and junior, made it to the podium. In the senior category, Suruchi Singh Inder and Saurabh Chaudhary secured the bronze medal alongside Iran. India defeated Chinese Taipei with…

All eyes were on Manu Bhaker and Suruchi Singh Inder in the women’s 10m Air Pistol event at the 16th Asian Shooting Championship in Shymkent, Kazakhstan, on Tuesday, August 19. Manu, Paris Olympics double-medallist, made a podium comeback at the continental championship after missing out at the ISSF Shooting World Cup in Munich, Germany. She secured the bronze medal with 219.7 points. Meanwhile, the Munich World Cup gold medallist, Suruchi Singh Inder, failed to make the top 8, finishing 12th in the qualification round with 574-20x. In the qualification round, Manu finished 3rd with 583-18x points, behind China’s Yao Qianxun…

Rohan Chowdhury The 16th Asian Shooting Championship began in Shymkent, Kazakhstan, on Monday, August 18, with Indian shooters delivering a mixed performance. The main event on the day was the 10m Air Pistol, where India’s junior shooters stood out. In the junior men’s event, Kapil clinched the gold medal in a dramatic finish, while Antony Jonathan Gavin secured the bronze. Kapil showed remarkable composure under pressure, sealing victory with back-to-back scores of 10.8 and 10.6 in the final round, edging past Uzbekistan’s Obidjonov Ilkhombek, who managed 10.4 and 9.4. Kapil finished with a total of 243.0, while Gavin, despite…

Asian football has come a long way. A decade ago, when we spoke of the AFC Cup — now called the AFC Champions League (ACL) 2 — or even the AFC Champions League, seldom did we mention global stars. China started the trend with the Chinese Super League, bringing in top names like Didier Drogba (Shanghai Shenhua, 2012), Hulk (Shanghai SIPG, 2016), Carlos Tevez (Shanghai Shenhua, 2017), Oscar (Shanghai SIPG, 2017), and many more over the years. Currently, it’s Saudi Arabia that’s continuing the trend with their Saudi Pro League and doing it successfully, unlike the ultimately failed project that…

Rohan Chowdhury A record Indian shooting contingent, comprising a blend of experienced and junior athletes, and led by two-time Olympic Games medallist Manu Bhaker, is all set to begin its 16th Asian Shooting Championships campaign on Monday, August 18th. The National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) has named a 35-member senior squad for the continental championship in Shymkent, Kazakhstan. Including juniors and self-financed (RPO) athletes, the total Indian contingent is the largest in the Central Asian country, with 183 members, as per the NRAI report. Bhaker will compete in both the 10m Air Pistol and 25m Pistol events, alongside Asian…

Exclusive Rohan Chowdhury The Indian shooting contingent is in the middle of an important preparatory camp ahead of the 16th Asian Championship in Kazakhstan, slated between 16th – 30th August. We caught up with Asian Games gold medallist, Akhil Sheoran, just as the team was easing into training mode, to talk about new challenges, upcoming rule changes, and the camaraderie among India’s 50m 3P shooters. How’s the preparatory camp shaping up? Sheoran: We’re just getting started—today was only the second day. From tomorrow, we’ll move into full-fledged control matches, targeted training, and performance-enhancement sessions. That’s when the real work begins.…

After back-to-back successful campaigns in the ISSF World Cup legs in South America and Germany, the Indian shooting contingent is now set to kick off its campaign at the 16th Asian Shooting Championships (ASC), scheduled to take place in Shymkent, Kazakhstan, from August 16 to 30. For this continental championship, the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) is fielding its largest-ever contingent — 182 shooters across rifle, pistol, and shotgun disciplines in both Olympic and non-Olympic events. Among them, 35 senior and 36 junior shooters will travel with government support, while the rest will bear their expenses, following competition entry…

China’s Chengdu is hosting the World Games 2025, featuring approximately 4,000 athletes from over 100 countries, with 256 gold medals up for grabs. The World Games, first hosted by Santa Clara, USA, in 1981, has been held every four years since then. Organised by the International World Games Association, this multi-sport event showcases sports and disciplines not included in the Olympic Games programme. It features a diverse array of events such as American Football, Baseball and Softball, Billiards, Kickboxing, Floorball, Flying Disc, Karate, Muaythai, and more. Although Archery is part of the Olympic programme, events that are not contested in…