Issf World Cup  

The shooters, who are preparing for the ISSF World Cup beginning next month in Delhi, attended a series of workshops and practical training sessions in Ballari, Karnataka

India's young shooters touched another sensational high with Manu Bhaker, Elavenil Valarivan and Divyansh Panwar clinching gold medals in their respective events at the ISSF World Cup Finals in Putian, China

The Indian shooting team returned to the country on Thursday (September 5) after claiming nine medals, including five golds, at the recently-concluded ISSF World Cup in Rio de Janeiro

India finished the ISSF World Cup at the top of the medals tally with five golds, two silver and two bronze

Jasprit Bumrah became only the third Indian bowler to take a Test hat-trick while MS Dhoni was not selected in the T20I team for the home series against South Africa. At the ISSF World Cup, Indian shooters excelled. All this and more in MyNation’s Sportstop weekly review show (August 26 to September 1)

The 22-year-old Yashaswini Singh Deswal, a former junior world champion, recorded 236.7 in the eight-women final of the season's fourth World Cup for pistol and rifle shooters

Abhishek Verma, a part-time lawyer, shot 244.2 in the eight-man final on Thursday, while the 17-year-old Chaudhary's 221.9 was good enough to get him the bronze after five gold medals this year

India now top the Munich World Cup medals tally with three gold. China are second with one gold, one silver and three bronze medals. Rahi Sarnobat clinched her career's second World Cup gold, which helped India win its sixth quota place in shooting for 2020 Tokyo Olympics