Sachin Gupta leads a clean sweep in recurve, Lovely Professional University rise to second

Germany: Indian shooters continued to dominate the proceedings at the ISSF Junior World Cup in Suhl, Germany, winning four more gold medals in the women's and men's air rifle and air pistol team events on Friday.India's tally currently stands at 14 medals, including eight gold and six silver.Australia, France, Poland and Bulgaria have won the other four gold medals on offer.India's gold rush, on Friday, began when the men's 10m air rifle trio of Rudrankksh Patil, Paarth Makhija and Umamahesh Maddineni beat Spain's Jesus Oviedo, Adrian Diaz and Jorge Estevez 16-8 in the gold medal match.It was a second gold in the competition for both Rudrankksh and Paarth, who had won the individual men's 10m air rifle and the mixed team rifle competitions earlier respectively.It was then the turn of the junior women's 10m air pistol team of Manu Bhaker, Palak and Esha Singh who outplayed Georgians Salome Prodiashvili, Mariam Abramishvili and Mariami Prodiashvili by the same 16-8 margin.Then the air rifle women's team consisting of Arya Borse, Zeena Khitta and Ramita downed the Korean trio of Yeeun AN, Eunji Kwon and Jeongin Jang 17-9 in the title decider to give India the third gold of the day.Finally, the men's air pistol team of Saurabh Chaudhary, Shiva Narwal and Sarabjot Singh outclassed Uzbekistan's Mukhammad Kamalov, Veniamin Nikitin and Umidbek Komolbekov 17-9 to clinch India's fourth gold of the day.India have also reached the gold medal round of the men's and women's trap team competitions, assuring themselves of two more silver medals at the very least.Shardul Vihan, Arya Vansh Tyagi and Vivaan Kapoor will clash with US trio of Patrick Thompson, Ernest Carvahlo and Christian Kutz later in the day for the junior men's trap team title.Then India's Preeti Rajak, Sabeera Haris and Bhavya Tripathi will be up against the Italian trio of Marika Patera, Sofia Gori and Sofia Littame in the women's trap team gold medal contest.—PTI

Indian shooters continued to dominate the proceedings at the ISSF Junior World Cup in Suhl, Germany, winning four more gold medals in the women's and men's air rifle and air pistol team events on Friday.

India shooters bag four gold at Junior World Cup

Germany: The Indian men's and women's trap teams picked up two more silver medals to consolidate their lead at the top of the standings in the ISSF Junior World Cup in Suhl, Germany.India won the two silver medals late on Friday. Currently, India is way ahead of the field with eight gold and eight silver medals in their kitty, while Australia and United States are joint second with one gold, one silver and one bronze each.First, it was the women's trap trio of Preeti Rajak, Sabeera Haris and Bhavya Tripathi who went down 2-6 to the Italian team in the gold medal contest.Then, Shardul Vihaan, Arya Vansh Tyagi and Vivaan Kapoor lost their gold medal match against the United States by a narrow margin of 4-6.These are India's first two medals from the shotgun discipline at the Junior World Cup.—PTI

The Indian men's and women's trap teams picked up two more silver medals to consolidate their lead at the top of the standings in the ISSF Junior World Cup in Suhl, Germany.

India's shooters win two more silvers at Jr World Cup

Tokyo: The pending visas of the Indian contingent for the World Shooting Para Sport World Cup at Chateauroux, France, next week were cleared on Saturday after initial rejection, due to last minute intervention by the Indian government.Six members of the contingent, including double Paralympic medallist Singharaj Adhana, were initially denied visas to travel to France, despite the intervention of the Indian government. But the Sports Authority of India (SAI) later in the day said that the visas of the remaining members of the contingent have been cleared by the French Embassy after the Sports Ministry and the Ministry of External Affairs intervened for the second time."The pending visas of 3 athletes and 4 support staff of the Indian Para Shooters contingent going to France for competition has been cleared by the French embassy after further requests from MYAS and MEA. The team will fly out to France tomorrow," the SAI said in a tweet.The Indian team is expected to reach France in time for the event as it starts on June 6 as per the schedule given in International Paralympic Committee website.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The matter relating to the denial of visas came to light after Tokyo Paralympic Games gold medallist shooter Avani Lekhara took to twitter, seeking help following denial of visa to her escort and mother Shewata Jewaria and coach Rakesh Manpat.Avani later confirmed the clearance of visas by the French Embassy in New Delhi."Got visas, going tomorrow. Have gratitude for everything that happens in life!" she tweeted.Earlier, talking to PTI from the airport, chief national coach and chairman of Indian Para Shooting Jai Prakash Nautiyal said Lekhara and her coach Manpat's visas were cleared."Avani and her coach's visas were granted but her escort, who is also her mother, didn't get her visa," Nautiyal said."Besides, three para shooters -- Singharaj, Rahul Jhakhar and Deepinder Singh (all para pistol shooters) and two coaches Subhas Rana (national coach) and Vivek Saini (assistant coach) did not get their visas."The French embassy didn't mention any reason, simply said there is a huge surge for visas. We applied for our visas on April 23 and were sure of getting all cleared. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) also intervened and were helping us but despite that visas of six members were rejected," he added. The event is of significance for Indian para shooters as Paris Paralympics quota places were on offer there."We are now going with a 22-member contingent, which includes 14 shooters. We were quite confident of getting visas of all members cleared since Paris will be the host for the next Paralympics and there are 18 quota places on offer at the 2024 Paralympics," Nautiyal said.—PTI

The pending visas of the Indian contingent for the World Shooting Para Sport World Cup at Chateauroux, France, next week were cleared on Saturday after initial rejection, due to last minute intervention by the Indian government.

Shooting WC in France: Visas approved for pending Indian para shooters

Washington: At least three people were killed and 11 others injured during a shooting spree in the US city of Philadelphia, authorities said on Sunday. The incident took place in 200 block of South Street just before midnight on Saturday. Police on patrol heard numerous gunshots and saw several active shooters firing into a crowd, 6abc Philadelphia News quoted a top police official as saying to the media on Sunday morning.At least two guns were recovered from the scene, the official said, adding that one of them had an extended magazine. Numerous shell casing were found along the 200 and 300 blocks, he said.According to the police official, the victims comprised two men and a woman and they suffered multiple gunshot wounds. The identities of the victims and the injured persons have not been disclosed. The Philadelphia incident follows several high-profile mass shootings across the country. Ten people were killed at a Buffalo, New York, grocery store on May 14, while 19 children and two teachers were shot dead at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, on May 24.On June 1, four people were shot and killed at a Tulsa, Oklahoma, medical building, and the next day, three people died in a shooting outside a church in Ames, Iowa. So far this year, the US has seen at least 233 mass shootings with more than 18,000 deaths due to gun violence, according to the nonprofit organisation Gun Violence Archive.—IANS

At least three people were killed and 11 others injured during a shooting spree in the US city of Philadelphia, authorities said on Sunday. The incident took place in 200 block of South Street just before midnight on Saturday.

3 killed in Philadelphia shooting

Lucknow: The sharp shooters belong to the Raees Khan gang of Bihar, according to police officials. They are wanted in the murder of Virendra Thakur.DCP east Prachi Singh said that the police had received a tip off about the presence of criminals in the area."The police force from Ashiana and Cantt area reached the area and tried to intercept the three who were on a bike. They opened fire on the police and were injured when we retaliated," she told reporters.The police have recovered weapons including a country made gun and bike or the possession of the criminals.The injured criminals have been admitted to a hospital for treatment. All three have received bullet injuries in their legs.—IANS

The sharp shooters belong to the Raees Khan gang of Bihar, according to police officials. They are wanted in the murder of Virendra Thakur.

3 sharp shooters from Bihar held in Lucknow

Chandigarh: Punjab Police's Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) on Friday arrested two shooters belonging to jailed gangster Jagdeep Singh, alias Jaggu Bhagwanpuria, for the killing of another gangster.
Both -- Mandeep, alias Manna Tuffan, and Manpreet, alias Mani Rayia -- were allegedly involved in the murder of gangster Ranbir Singh, alias Rana Kandowalia.
Kandowalia, who was facing dozens of cases of murder and attempt to murder, was gunned down outside a private hospital in Amritsar in August last year. The Bhagwanpuria group had taken the responsibility for the murder.&nbsp;
—IANS

Punjab Police's Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) on Friday arrested two shooters belonging to jailed gangster Jagdeep Singh, alias Jaggu Bhagwanpuria, for the killing of another gangster.

 Two shooters belonging to Bhagwanpuria arrested in Punjab

Punjab Police's Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) on Friday arrested two shooters belonging to jailed gangster Jagdeep Singh, alias Jaggu Bhagwanpuria, for the killing of another gangster.


Chandigarh: Punjab Police have arrested four shooters of the Davinder Bambiha gang, including two assailants of Uttarakhand Mining Trader from Mohali, said Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav here on Friday.
Mining trader Mehal Singh (70) was shot dead outside his house on October 13.
The operation was jointly carried out by the Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF), Counter Intelligence (CI) Punjab, the District Police of Udham Singh Nagar Uttarakhand, the Special Cell Delhi and the District Police of Mohali.
The arrested persons are Sadhu Singh, Jagdish Singh, alias Disha, Manpreet Singh, alias Mani, Jaspreet Singh, all resident of Mansa district.
The police have also recovered one .30 caliber pistol along with two magazines and seven cartridges; one 9 mm pistol along with one magazine; and one Turkey-made 9 mm machine-pistol along with three magazines, including one magazine of 31 cartridges capacity and 19 cartridges and one Apache motorcycle from their possession.
DGP Yadav said during investigations it has come to light that accused Sadhu Singh and Manpreet Singh along with their associates killed trader Mehal Singh on the directions of gangsters-turned-terrorists Arshdeep Singh, a.k.a. Arsh Dalla, and Sukhdool Singh, a.k.a. Sukha Duneke.
The two arrested persons have provided them weapons, logistics support and conducted recce of deceased's house.
He said the arrested persons were further hatching conspiracy to commit crimes in Punjab and neighbouring states.&nbsp;
—IANS

Punjab Police have arrested four shooters of the Davinder Bambiha gang, including two assailants of Uttarakhand Mining Trader from Mohali, said Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav here on Friday.

Four shooters of Bambiha gang arrested in Punjab

Chandigarh / Dehradun: Four shooters of the Bambiha gang–including two killers of a Uttarakhand trader–were arrested from Mohali’s Zirakpur in a joint operation by Punjab, Delhi and Uttarakhand Police.
The operation was carried out by the Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF), Counter Intelligence (CI), Punjab Police, Udham Singh Nagar Police of Uttarakhand and the Special Cell of the Delhi Police.
Punjab Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav said the accused were identified as Sadhu Singh; Jagdish Singh, alias Disha; Manpreet Singh, alias Mani; and Jaspreet Singh, alias Lock, all residents of Mansa district in Punjab.
Police also recovered three foreign-made pistols, including a Turkey-made 9 mm automatic machine-pistol along with ammunition.
During investigation, it has come to light that Sadhu Singh and Manpreet Singh along with their associates killed Uttarakhand mining trader Mehal Singh on the directions of gangsters-turned-terrorists Arshdeep Singh, alias Arsh Dalla, and Sukhdool Singh, alias Sukha Duneke.
Two other arrested persons had provided them with weapons, logistics support and conducted recce of the victim’s house, said Yadav in a statement here.
Mining trader Mehal Singh (70) was shot dead outside his house at Kundeshwari village in Kashipur on October 13, said police.
Yadav said the accused were further hatching a conspiracy to commit heinous crimes in Punjab and neighbouring states.
A case under relevant sections of the IPC and Arms Act has been registered against the accused. —PTI

Four shooters of the Bambiha gang–including two killers of a Uttarakhand trader–were arrested from Mohali’s Zirakpur in a joint operation by Punjab, Delhi and Uttarakhand Police.

Four Shooters Of Bambiha Gang Held From Punjab's Mohali

New Delhi (The Hawk): The Delhi Police's Special Cell reported on Sunday that it had apprehended four of the slain gangster Jitender Gogi's sharpshooters who were wanted in more than two dozen criminal cases, including murder and extortion.
Aman, Pradeep, Roshan, and Ankit were named as the defendants.
ACP Sanjay Dutt and his team had been working on a tip off regarding the four accused, according to DCP Rajiv Ranjan Singh.
"The information that Aman and Roshan, who were in possession of illegal weapons and ammunition, would be visiting Bhikaji Cama Palace to engage in some criminal activity was received on November 16. A team was dispatched right away to the location. The other two suspects were also there, according to police. The four, who arrived on various two-wheelers, were all taken into custody "DCP Ranjan said.
During questioning, it came out that in July, Aman and his friend Mukhtar shot and killed a man named Kapil in the neighbourhood of Bindapur.
Kapil was shot multiple times in the neck but lived. Since then, Aman has been missing.
Aman and Kapil were at odds because in April 2017, the latter and some of his associates killed Mustafa, who was the elder brother of Mukhtar and a very close friend of Aman's.
Aman stole one two-wheeler to use in a robbery while Roshan, Ankit, and he were on the run. In the Delhi Cantonment, the accused attempted to steal a gold chain belonging to Rakesh Verma but was unsuccessful.
One Pankaj who was having an affair with Roshan's wife was also killed by the trio.
During the interrogation, it was also discovered that they had fired on illegal gamblers and bootleggers multiple times and demanded money, but no case had been filed because no one had come forward to complain.
(Inputs from Agencies)

The Delhi Police's Special Cell reported on Sunday that it had apprehended four of the slain gangster Jitender Gogi's sharpshooters who were wanted in more than two dozen criminal cases, including murder and extortion.

4 killers of gangster Jitender Gogi arrested

New Delhi: Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS) Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) of May 18 approved proposal of Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) shooters Ganemat Sekhon and Gurjoat Singh's proposals to train in Italy under foreign coaches Piero Genga and Ennio Falco respectively.  Ganemat, who recently won mixed team event Gold in the ISSF World Cup in Cairo, Egypt, is currently ranked India's number one in the Women's Skeet event, would be spending 11 days training in Bari under Italian coach Genga while Gurjoat will head to Capua, to train at TAV Falco for 10 days. They both are preparing for the upcoming ISSF World Championship and Asian Games which is set to take place later this year.  The financial assistance will cover Ganemat and Gurjoat's Coaching Fees, Range Fees, ammunition costs, Travel and Lodging costs, local transportation costs and OPA among other expenses. (ANI)

 Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS) Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) of May 18 approved proposal

MOC approves shooters Ganemat Sekhon, Gurjoat Singh's proposals to train in Italy

Almaty (Kazakhstan): Ganemat Sekhon won silver, while Darshna Rathore won bronze, as India for the first time won two senior individual medals in women's skeet at an International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup stage.
Local favourite Assem Orynbay of Kazakhstan won gold, through a shoot-off after both Ganemat and she ended the 60-shot final with 50-hits each. Ganemat missed one out of the first two shoot-off targets after Orynbay had shot both down. It was Ganemat's second-ever individual world cup medal and a first-ever for Darshna who appeared in her first-ever senior final.
Earlier on competition day two of the ISSF World Cup Shotgun, Almaty, Darshna qualified for the six-woman final in second spot equalling the national record with a score of 120 while Ganemat was fourth shooting 117. Orynbay topped with 121 while among the other qualifiers was world number 10 from Cyprus Konstantina Nikolaou.
The Cypriot however was the only Shooter to miss three of her first four targets in the final, while the other five missed one each. At the end of the first 10 targets, Orynbay was the most accurate with 8 hits with four others including Darshna and Ganemat following with seven.
Nikolaou was the first to be eliminated after 20 targets as Ganemat and Barbora continued to chase the Kazakh Orynbay, with Darshna trying to catch up.
After 30-hits, the field was down to four with Ganemat leading with 25, followed by Orynbay with 24 and Darshna and Barbora tied at 22.
It was heartening to see the two Indians, in particular, Ganemat getting stronger as the match progressed. The Czech was next to fall at the 40-target mark with 29 to her name, confirming a historic double medal for the Indians.
Then Darshna bowed out with 39 hits and Ganemat and Orynbay had to be eventually separated through a shoot-off. The third Indian in the field, Maheshwari Chauhan, ended 24th with a score of 108 in qualification.
In the men's skeet, none of the three Indians made the finals. Mairaj Khan was the best finisher with 119 for a 16thplace finish, while Gurjoat Khangura shot the same score to finish 18th. Anantjeet Singh Naruka was further back with a score of 118. —ANI

Ganemat Sekhon won silver, while Darshna Rathore won bronze, as India for the first time won two senior individual medals

ISSF World Cup: Indian Skeet Shooters Ganemat Sekhon, Darshna Rathore Create History

Chandigarh (The Hawk): Punjab Sports Minister Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer met Indian Cricketer Harleen Deol and shooters who won medals in the Junior World Cup, at his official residence. Wishing the very best to Indian women's cricket team Batswoman and one of the world's top fielders Harleen Deol for the upcoming tour of Bangladesh, Meet Hayer said that it is a matter of pride for Punjab that like men's cricket, now Punjab is doing good in women's Cricket also.  Harleen Deol and Captain Harmanpreet Kaur have brightened the name of Punjab the world over.  He also interacted with the Indian cricketer about his own interest in sports from the school level. On this occasion Harleen Deol also presented a Cricket Bat to the Sports Minister.Meet Hayer also congratulated the three shooters from Punjab who won medals in the Junior Shooting World Cup held in Germany recently.  These shooters are Amanpreet Singh who won the Gold Medal in sports pistol, Simranpreet Kaur Brar who won the Gold Medal in the women's sports pistol team and Rajkanwar Sandhu who won the Silver Medal in the rapid fire pistol team.  All shooters were accompanied by Indian Junior Shooting team coach Ankush Bhardwaj. The Sports Minister congratulated the winning shooters and wished them good luck for the future competitions. He said that they brought credit to the name of the country and Punjab.  He said that the State Government led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann is committed to make Punjab the number one state in the country in the field of sports for which the sports department is making continuous efforts.  The new sports policy of Punjab will be implemented very soon which will create a sports friendly environment in Punjab.Director Sports Harpreet Singh Sudan was also present at the occasion. —HB

 Punjab Sports Minister Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer met Indian Cricketer Harleen Deol and shooters who won medals

Minister Meet Hayer Meets Cricketer Harleen Deol And Junior World Cup Medallist Shooters

Chandigarh: The Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) of Punjab Police in a pan-India operation conducted in coordination with central agencies on Friday arrested three key shooters of gangster Sonu Khatri, who is a close associate of terrorist Harvinder Rinda.
Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav has identified the arrested shooters as Sukhmanjot Singh, Jaskaran Singh and Jograj Singh. Police teams have also recovered three foreign-made sophisticated pistols of .32 bore from their possession, he added.
“In an intelligence-led operation, police teams under the overall supervision of ADGP Promod Ban have nabbed accused Sukhman Brar from Indo-Nepal border, while he was attempting to escape to Nepal, and other two were arrested from Gurugram,” said the DGP, while adding that trio arrested shooters were planning to prepare fake passports to escape abroad from Kathmandu.&nbsp;
He said all arrested persons are involved in at least five murder cases, including of Makhan, which took place in Nawanshahr in March 2022, besides, five cases of other crimes.
AIG Sandeep Goel, who was leading the operation, said preliminary investigations have revealed that the accused used to commit sensational crimes in the state on the directions of gangster Khatri, and after committing the crime they used to take refuge in hideouts located in different parts of the country and in Nepal.&nbsp;
—IANS

The Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) of Punjab Police in a pan-India operation conducted in coordination with central agencies on Friday

Punjab Police arrest three shooters of gangster Sonu Khatri

Rio De Janeiro: Teenage Indian rifle shooter Nischal bagged silver in the Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions (3P) at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Rifle/Pistol stage here to give India a second medal on the final day of the tournament. Her achievement becomes even more credible given this was her very first senior World Cup final. Nischal finished behind Norwegian Rifle ace Jeanette Hegg Duestad with a score of 458.0 in the final late on Monday night. Duestad is the reigning Air Rifle European Champion and 300m 3P World Champion and has 12 ISSF World Cup medals to her name including five gold. She was also fourth in the Tokyo Olympics in Air Rife. Nischal, who is in her first senior year and has three international medals at the junior level, was in supreme shooting form throughout the day, breaking the qualification national record in Women’s 3P in the process. “"t is my first world cup final and I have a medal, so I am very happy for that," the teenager quipped after a gruelling day’s work. It all began with the elimination rounds in the morning where a total of 18 shooters were eliminated over two rounds totalling 73 competitors. She shot a solid 587 in relay one to safely make it to qualification. So did her two countrywomen, previous qualification national record holder Anjum Moudgil and Ayushi Podder, both of whom shot in relay two. Then in qualification, Nischal shot a sublime 592 including a perfect 200 in the prone position, to erase Anjum’s score of 591, shot in the President’s Cup in Cairo last year. Anjum herself shot a solid 586, but finished 10th to miss the final by a point. Ayushi was further back in 35th with 580. The final had a stellar field. Besides Duestad, there was qualification topper (594) and world champion Wanru Miao of China, 2018 Youth Olympic champion Stephanie Grundsoee of Denmark, Italian Olympian Sofia Ceccarello and senior Polish shooter Aneta Stankiewicz, among others. Not one to be fazed, Nischal went head-to-head with the Duestad from get-go of the 45-shot final. She was 0.1 behind the Norwegian after the first 15 kneeling shots and the same after the consequent 15 shots in the prone position. By the time, Ukranian Viktoriya Sukhorukova and Swiss shooter Chiara Leone became first to be eliminated after the first 10-shots in the standing position, Duestad had opened up a gap of 0.7 over the Indian. A 9.4 by the Norwegian for her 41st was cancelled out by a 9.0 from Nischal for her 42nd and the gap widened to 1.1. An 8.4 for the 43rd almost cost her a medal, but Wanru still fell short of the Indian and bowed out in fourth. Thereafter, Stephanie Grundsoee, who had moved up to second, shot a 7.9 in her 44th shot, assuring Nischal of silver and herself settling for bronze. Duestad closed out calmly for gold with a 10.2 and a score of 461.5, a clear 3.5 ahead of the Haryana shooter. Gurpreet Singh was also in action in the other medal event of the concluding day but he could not make much headway, shooting 574 to finish 15th in the Men’s 25m Rapid Fire Pistol. The 16-member Indian contingent thus returned with one gold and one silver from the Rio World Cup and a creditable seventh position in the standings, considering there was only limited participation by India in the event. Elavenil Valarivan had also won the Women’s 10m Air Rifle gold in tremendous fashion. Earlier in the week, two more Indians just like Anjum on Monday, missed making the finals by the narrowest of possible margins. Reigning Asian Games champion Rahi Sarnobat missed making the final of the Women’s 25m Pistol by virtue of having lesser shots in the inner 10-ring. Also on Sunday, another seasoned Indian shooter Chain Singh, missed making the Men's 3P final by a point.
—IANS

Teenage Indian rifle shooter Nischal bagged silver in the Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions (3P) at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup

ISSF World Cup: Rifle shooter Nischal bags silver as India finish with two medals

Hangzhou: India started their medal hunt in the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou with their rowers and women shooters bagging five medals on Sunday, though a gold eluded them on the first day on which medals were in the offing  The rowers claimed two silver and one bronze medal while the shooters claimed a silver in the women's 10m Air Rifle Team Competition and a bronze in the 10m air rifle individual competition with Ramita Thapar finishing third.  The Indian men's football team qualified for the Round of 16 with a 1-1 draw with Myanmar while the boxers made a winning start with two-time World Champion Nikhat Zareen scoring a dominant win against the same player she defeated in the World final in March this year.  Srihari Nataraj and the women's 4x100m freestyle team reached their respective finals but could not get into the medals bracket -- Srihari finishing 6th in the men's 100m backstroke in 54.48 seconds while the quartet of Dhinidhi Desinghu, Maana Patel, Janhvi Choudhary and Shivanghi Sarma clocked 3:54.66 to finish seventh in the final.  The day, however, belonged to the rowers and women rifle shooters as their efforts helped India to make an appearance at the 7th place in the medals tally with five medals -- three silver and two bronze.  The rowers bagged the first medal -- a silver -- when Olympians Arvind Singh and Arjun Lal Jat finished second in the Men's Lightweight Double Sculls final at the Fuyang Water Sports Centre. The experienced pair, who had reached the semifinals at the Tokyo Olympic Games, ended the Lightweight Men's Double Sculls Final in 6 minutes 20.18 seconds to take silver behind the Chinese duo -- Junje Fan and Man Sun, who completed the course in 6:23.16. Uzbekistan's Shakhzod Nurmatov and Sobirjon Safaroumov won the bronze medal in 6:32.47.  The Indian team of Jaswinder Singh, Bheem Singh, Punit Kumar, Ashish, Naresh Kalwaniya, Neeraj, Neetish Kumar, Charanjeet Singh and Dhananjay Pande won the silver medal in Men's Coxed Eight while Babu Lal Yadav and Lekh Ram won bronze medal in the Men's Pair events on Sunday, taking the Indian tally in rowing to three medals on the day.   In the Men's Coxed Eight, India finished in a timing of 5:43.01, ending behind China at 5:40.17 and ahead of Indonesia who finished third at 5:45.51.  In the Men's Pair, India's Babu Lal Yadav and Lekh Ram finished third in 6:50.14. Hong Kong China bagged the gold medal in 6:44.20 with Uzbekistan taking silver in 6:48.41. The Indians ran the Uzbekistan pair close but in the end, could not manage to get any closer.  Meanwhile, the shooters also got into the act with youngster Ramita Thapar coming out in flying colours as she anchored the Women's 10m Air Rifle team to a silver medal and then bagged a bronze medal in the individual competition.  Ramita with teammates Mehuli Ghosh and Ashi Chouksey finished second behind China, who had a total of 1896.6 while Mongolia took the bronze medal with a score of 1880.0. China stormed to the gold medal with a total of 1896.6.   In the Individual competition, Ramita was bunched in a group at a second place halfway through the final of the individual competition.  She then lost her way slightly with a score of 9.9 on the 16th turn, recovered with six shots of 10+ but had to be satisfied with the bronze medal behind two Chinese shooters.  India's experienced Mehuli Ghosh, the other Indian to qualify for the individual final, finished fourth.  The Indian men's football team made history as it reached the Round of 16 for the first time since 2010, finishing second in Group A despite being held 1-1 by Myanmar in a preliminary round match.  Talismanic striker Sunil Chhetri, one of the most prolific goalscorers currently active in the sport, gave India the lead in the 23rd minute as India led 1-0 at half-time. However, they failed to capitalise on the advantage and allowed Myanmar to score in the 74th minute through Kyaw Yan to draw the match.  But India finished second in the Group and grabbed a direct berth in the Round of 16.  There was no such luck for the men's volleyball team as they were thoroughly beaten by mighty Japan in a quarterfinal stage match, losing 2-0 in straight sets and will now fight for the fifth-sixth place with a match against arch-rivals Pakistan.  — IANS

India started their medal hunt in the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou with their rowers and women shooters

Asian Games: With rowers, shooters claiming five medals, India placed 7th in medals tally

Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India]: Sukhdev Singh Gogamedi, national president of Rashtriya Rajput Karni Sena has been shot dead by unidentified bike-borne criminals in Jaipur. He was declared dead by doctors at the hospital where he was rushed to.
Breaking news story, More Details awaited.
—ANI

Sukhdev Singh Gogamedi, national president of Rashtriya Rajput Karni Sena has been shot dead by unidentified bike-borne criminals

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