ISSF Shotgun World Cup: Indian Men s Skeet team wins bronze after beating Kazakhstan India Today Web Desk
After 7 rounds of qualification, the Indian trio of Mairaj Ahmed Khan, Angad Vir Singh Bajwa and Gurjoat Khangura defeated Kazakhstan team 6-2 to win the bronze medal in men s skeet team event at the ISSF Shotgun World Cup. Khan, Bajwa and Khangura defeated counterparts David Pochivalov, Eduard Yechshenko and Alexandr Mukhamediyev 6-2 in the bronze medal match on the third competition day of the International Shooting Sport Federation tournament.
The trio reached the bronze medal match when they combined to shoot a score of 491 after 25 shots each on Friday evening.
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National athletes get COVID-19 vaccination as they bid for Olympic qualification
SINGAPORE Singapore has been progressively arranging COVID-19 vaccination for national athletes who are bidding to qualify for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics.
This is due to the athletes having to travel overseas frequently for qualifying competitions in the coming months.
Minister for Culture, Community and Youth Edwin Tong said in a Facebook post on Wednesday (24 February) that the vaccinations will ensure the athletes remain safe ahead of their overseas travels, and can focus on their competitions. We must support our athletes as they travel, train, and compete for Singapore on a global stage, he wrote in his post.
Cairo World Cup: Indian skeet team perform poorly on Day 1
By IANS| Updated: 25th February 2021 4:44 am IST
New Delhi, Feb 24 : India’s Olympic hopeful Angadvir Singh Bajwa and Mairaj Ahmed Khan couldn’t get the right rhythm in the qualification round of the men skeet event on the opening day of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup in Cairo, Egypt, on Wednesday, and finished down the ladder.
In the highly competitive field of 40 competitors, Bajwa, 25, started on a promising note by shooting 25 out of a possible 25 in his first series. But the Punjab shooter was off the target in the second series scoring 22 and his performance fell down further in the third as he managed 20 for an overall score of 67 out of 75 to finish 28th.