Ayonika Paul

Jitu Rai shot an overall 78.7 to finish 8th in the field of eight finalists to become the first shooter to crash out of the final round. On the other hand, Apurvi Chandela and Ayonika Paul got knocked out in the qualification round of their respective events

Indian shooters Apurvi Chandela and Ayonika Paul finished 34th and 47th respectively at the Rio Olympics.

Ayonika Paul finished at the podium after settling for the second spot in the women's 10m air rifle to book her ticket to Rio Olympics.

Ayonika Paul shot 185.0 to claim the bronze, behind gold medallist Jasmine Wei Xian Ser (208.1) of Singapore and Iran's Elaheh Ahmadi, who aggregated 206.6 at the Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range.

ISSF World Championships in Gabala will be a chance for shooters Heena Sidhu, Manavjit Singh Sandhu, Vijay Kumar, Ayonika Paul, Chain Singh, Ankur Mittal and Mohd Asab to add to country's five Rio Olympic quotas.

Pranab Mukherjee congratulated Rahi Sarnobat, Anisa Sayyed, Apurvi Chandela, Ayonika Paul, Rajwinder Kaur, Prakash Nanjappa and Omkar Otari for winning medals, an official release said.

Indian shooters Apurvi Chandila and Rahi Sarnobat won gold in their respective events, Ayonika Paul, Prakash Nanjappa and Anisa Sayyed got silvers while judoka Rajwinder Kaur won the only bronze of the day as India's medal tally swelled to 16 at the Commonwealth Games 2014.

For Apurvi Chandela, the gold was her maiden international medal while Ayonika Paul clinched her second international medal, having won the World Cup bronze last month in Slovenia.

After a great start with a silver courtesy Prakash Nanjappa in 10m Air Pistol shooting and a gold-and-silver from Apurvi Chandela and Ayonika Paul in women's 10m Air Rifle, boxer Vijender Singh got off to a bright start.

Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan has sponsored the training and coaching of two female shooters Ayonika Paul and Pooja Ghatkar for the upcoming Commonwealth Games and Asian Games.

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who is a United Nations Ambassador for the girl child, has sponsored the coaching of two women athletes who will represent the country at global platforms.

Jitu Rai shot an overall 78.7 to finish 8th in the field of eight finalists to become the first shooter to crash out of the final round. On the other hand, Apurvi Chandela and Ayonika Paul got knocked out in the qualification round of their respective events

Indian shooters Apurvi Chandela and Ayonika Paul finished 34th and 47th respectively at the Rio Olympics.

Ayonika Paul finished at the podium after settling for the second spot in the women's 10m air rifle to book her ticket to Rio Olympics.

Ayonika Paul shot 185.0 to claim the bronze, behind gold medallist Jasmine Wei Xian Ser (208.1) of Singapore and Iran's Elaheh Ahmadi, who aggregated 206.6 at the Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range.

ISSF World Championships in Gabala will be a chance for shooters Heena Sidhu, Manavjit Singh Sandhu, Vijay Kumar, Ayonika Paul, Chain Singh, Ankur Mittal and Mohd Asab to add to country's five Rio Olympic quotas.

Pranab Mukherjee congratulated Rahi Sarnobat, Anisa Sayyed, Apurvi Chandela, Ayonika Paul, Rajwinder Kaur, Prakash Nanjappa and Omkar Otari for winning medals, an official release said.

Indian shooters Apurvi Chandila and Rahi Sarnobat won gold in their respective events, Ayonika Paul, Prakash Nanjappa and Anisa Sayyed got silvers while judoka Rajwinder Kaur won the only bronze of the day as India's medal tally swelled to 16 at the Commonwealth Games 2014.

For Apurvi Chandela, the gold was her maiden international medal while Ayonika Paul clinched her second international medal, having won the World Cup bronze last month in Slovenia.

After a great start with a silver courtesy Prakash Nanjappa in 10m Air Pistol shooting and a gold-and-silver from Apurvi Chandela and Ayonika Paul in women's 10m Air Rifle, boxer Vijender Singh got off to a bright start.

Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan has sponsored the training and coaching of two female shooters Ayonika Paul and Pooja Ghatkar for the upcoming Commonwealth Games and Asian Games.

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who is a United Nations Ambassador for the girl child, has sponsored the coaching of two women athletes who will represent the country at global platforms.