Anjum Moudgil

Veteran Tejaswini Sawant of Maharashtra beat Punjab's anjum moudgil to win the fourth national selection trial in the women's 50m rifle 3 positions event on Tuesday. Tejaswini scored a total of 458.0 to finish ahead of anjum moudgil, who had 457.1.

NCC cadet anjum moudgil of No-1 girls' battalion NCC, Chandigarh, has been conferred with Raksha Mantri commendation by defence minister Manohar Parrikar for "exceptional service of highest order".

World Championships silver medallist anjum moudgil is "very confident" of doing well in both 10m air rifle and 50m rifle 3 positions at the Tokyo Olympics scheduled to be held later this year.

Extending her brilliant run this season, seasoned Tejaswini Sawant nailed a gold in the women's 50m Rifle Prone event on the opening day of ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol stage in Munich.

Eight cadets of NCC Chandigarh, including three girls, bagged a medal each in the recently concluded Chandigarh State Shooting Championships at Markfed Shooting Range in Mohali.

anjum moudgil of Punjab completed an unprecedented golden sweep at 62nd National Shooting Championship by winning five events in Thiruvananthapuram.

Yet to hear anything on the coronavirus threat looming over the upcoming Olympics in the Japanese capital, starting July 24, World Championships silver medallist shooter anjum moudgil is more focussed on the tour to Tokyo for the Olympic test event in April.

anjum moudgil of Punjab retained the gold medal in women’s 50m rifle 3-positions event in the first medal round of the 62nd National Shooting Championship Competitions (rifle/pistol) at National Games Shooting Range, Vattiyurkavu, in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday.

Asian Games champion Rahi Sarnobat, World Championship silver medalist anjum moudgil and Youth Olympics champion Saurabh Chaudhary won their respective National Shooting Trial events at the Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range on Friday.

Tilottama Sen clinched her third consecutive 50m rifle 3 positions title at the national selection trials. Kiran Ankush Jadhav triumphed in the men's rifle event, while Udhayveer Sidhu secured the 10m air pistol gold. Sen's remarkable comeback in the standing series secured her victory, highlighting a strong performance across the trials.

Heena Sidhu and Manu Bhaker will lead the Indian contingent’s charge as the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) announced for the ISSF World Cup to be held in Delhi in February.

Here are the big sports events lined up for Tuesday (November 19) that comprise action from FIFA World Cup qualifier between India and Oman.

Tokyo Olympics quota holder anjum moudgil says painting serves as a means of catharsis for her, especially after pandemic shut the shooting competitions across the globe.

World Championships silver medallist anjum moudgil is expecting a good performance from the Indian shooting team, which she calls the best in the world, at Tokyo Olympics. "Our shooting team is the best in the world. I am really happy that I am part of this team. This team is really good at the world level. My teammates are breaking records and winning medals," said Moudgil.

Having already secured a Tokyo Olympic quota for the country, anjum moudgil is not only one of the most consistent shooters in recent times but also the lone markswoman to be nominated for this year’s Arjuna awards, which she calls a “confidence booster’’.

Chandigarh-based international shooter anjum moudgil is yet to receive the promised prize money of Rs 5 lakh that was assured to her by the Sports Ministry for winning double gold at the 2016 South Asian Games held in Guwahati.

The Indian Olympic Association has decided that all athletes who have qualified for the Tokyo Olympics or are expected to qualify will not travel overseas for training for the rest of this year. Reacting to the decision, anjum moudgil, who booked a Tokyo Olympics quota for India in the women's 10m Air Rifle event said, "I think that will be a disadvantage to shooters."

Rahi Sarnobat once again asserted her supremacy in sports pistol while veteran Samaresh Jung continued his strong comeback with a second-place finish in air pistol at the national selection trials.

Olympic silver medallist Vijay Kumar, Manu Bhaker and anjum moudgil will be among 66 shooters from India who will vie for over 30 Paris Olympics quota places when the ISSF World Championship Rifle/Pistol gets underway in Cairo on Thursday.

It is all about the journey for an elite athlete and not just one competition, feels ace rifle shooter anjum moudgil who is trying to find a silver lining amid the COVID-19 doom and gloom which has brought the world to a standstill.

Sift Kaur Samra shone brightly at the Asian Shooting Championships in Kazakhstan, securing individual and team gold in the Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions. Samra's impressive score of 459.2 led her to individual victory, while her contribution of 589 points helped the Indian team clinch gold with a combined score of 1753.

The Indian trio of anjum moudgil, Shreya Saksena and Gaayathri Nithyanadam claimed the silver medal in the 50m rifle 3 positions team event of the ongoing ISSF shooting World Cup on Thursday.

Senior Indian shooter Tejaswini Sawant upstaged Punjab's anjum moudgil in a battle of two Olympic quota holders to win the women's 50m rifle 3 positions T1 trials at the Dr Karni Singh Shooting range on Monday.

Anjum has a good record in mixed team events, winning a World Cup gold in 2019 and is a good medal prospect for India in it. Divyansh will be competing in two events in Tokyo - individual and mixed team (with Elavenil). The 22-year-old is considered to be an extremely strong medal prospect in the mixed team event.

Experienced Indian shooter anjum moudgil clinched a silver in the Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions as India moved up to third spot in the medal tally at the ISSF World Cup in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Friday. Anjum went down 12-16 in the gold medal match to Denmark's Rikke Maeng Ibsen.

Double Trap world champion Ankur Mittal and Olympic-bound rifle shooter anjum moudgil were on Wednesday recommended for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award by the National Rifles Association of India (NRAI).

anjum moudgil put aside the disappointment of her home World Cup, to breach the final qualification mark in the Women's 50M Rifle 3 Positions (3P) event in the ongoing European Shooting Championship in Osijek on Sunday.