Jitu Rai
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Dropping shooting from 2022 Commonwealth Games will affect young shooters, says Jitu Rai
Other Sports | Apr 18, 2018, 04:42 PM ISTImpressed with the performance of the Indian shooting contingent in Gold Coast, ace marksmen Jitu Rai is worried about the adverse effect that non-inclusion of the sport in the 2022 Birmingham Games will have on young talent.
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CWG 2018: I had unflinching belief in my ability to win gold, says Jitu Rai
Other Sports | Apr 09, 2018, 02:22 PM ISTJitu Rai broke the CWG record (235.1) to claim the top prize by some distance in the finals after being placed fourth in the qualification phase with 570.
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Commonwealth Games 2018: Shooter Jitu Rai bags 8th gold for India, Mitharwal wins bronze
Other Sports | Apr 09, 2018, 11:32 AM ISTStar shooter Jitu Rai bagged the first gold in shooting for India at the 21st Commonwealth Games with a masterful performance in the men's 10m Air Pistol event here on Monday.
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Commonwealth Games 2018: A look at India's medal contenders
Other Sports | Apr 03, 2018, 04:22 PM ISTIndia have left their mark in every field and this time, all the hopes lie on the star players to bring home plenty of silverware.
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ISSF World Cup: Shahzar Rizvi wins gold; bronze for Jitu Rai and Mehuli Ghosh
Other Sports | Mar 04, 2018, 01:57 PM ISTThe Meerut-based Rizvi shot a world record 242. 3 in the 10m air pistol event's final to beat reigning Olympic champion Christian Reitz of Germany, 239.7, to win the top prize.
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Jitu Rai confident of good show in Commonwealth Games
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Amanpreet Singh wins bronze ISSF World Cup finals, Jitu Rai finishes seventh
Other Sports | Oct 27, 2017, 04:00 PM ISTAmanpreet pipped Turkey's Yusuf Dikec and Dimitrije Grgic of Serbia to the bronze medal, while also getting the better of Iran's Vahid Golkhandan.
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ISSF World Cup: Off day for India as Jitu Rai, Pooja Ghatkar fail to enter final
Other Sports | Oct 26, 2017, 04:19 PM ISTRai, fresh from his gold medal in the air pistol mixed event along with Heena Sidhu, could not make the final of the men's 10m air pistol and was placed ninth.
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ISSF World Cup final: Jitu Rai, Heena Sidhu strike gold in air pistol mixed team event
Other Sports | Oct 24, 2017, 12:33 PM ISTRai and Heena picked up their third gold together in the mixed team event, being held officially for the first time at an ISSF World Cup.
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Ankur Mittal, Jitu Rai in focus at ISSF World Cup
Other Sports | Oct 23, 2017, 02:32 PM ISTIndia will be hosting the annual event for the first time, where the top performers in four editions of the World Cups get selected.
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My job is just to shoot, not to think about anything else: Jitu Rai
Other Sports | Oct 22, 2017, 07:08 PM ISTJitu says his dream is to win a gold in the World Championships.
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ISSF World Cup: Jitu Rai bags gold, becomes first Indian to win two medals in one WC
Other Sports | Mar 01, 2017, 03:11 PM ISTIndia’s ace pistol shooter Jitu Rai scripted history at the Karni Singh Shooting Range in New Delhi after on Wednesday by clinching the top position in the 50m men’s air pistol event
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Shooting World Cup: After Jitu-Heena win in mixed event, Ankur Mittal bags silver
Other Sports | Feb 27, 2017, 10:35 PM ISTIndian shooter Ankur Mittal clinched the silver medal in Men's Double trap event in the ongoing ISSF World Cup after the duo of Jitu Rai and Heena Sidhu claimed the top prize in 10m air pistol mixed event.
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In Pics! Sindhu, Sakshi, Dipa, Jitu honoured with Khel Ratna Award
Sports | Aug 30, 2016, 12:19 PM ISTIn Pics! Sindhu, Sakshi , Dipa , Jitu honoured with Khel Ratna Award
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Asian Games gold medallist Jitu Rai recommended for Khel Ratna
Other Sports | Aug 17, 2016, 06:17 PM ISTAce shooter Jitu Rai has been recommended for the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award for his exploits in pistol shooting in the last two years.
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Rio 2016: Archery, boxing lift Indian spirits on dismal day
Other Sports | Aug 11, 2016, 07:05 AM ISTWomen archers Laishram Bombayla Devi and Deepika Kumari along with boxer Manoj Kumar scripted a triumph of their respective events on another day of exits for India contingent at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Whereas,
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Rio 2016: Shooter Jitu Rai crashes out of 10-metre air pistol finals, finishes eighth
Other Sports | Aug 07, 2016, 06:34 AM ISTIndia’s campaign in the Olympic shooting competition got off on a disappointing note with medal hope Jitu Rai finishing eighth in the men’s 10 metre Air Pistol event on Saturday.
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Rio 2016: Jitu Rai progresses to finals of 10m Air Pistol, Gurpreet Singh crashes out
Other Sports | Aug 06, 2016, 11:53 PM ISTAiming for glory, Indian shooter Jitu Rai qualified for the finals of the 10 metre Air Pistol event at the Rio Olympics today. Jitu scored 580, including 22 10s, after posting rounds of 96, 96,
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Shooter Jitu Rai clinches silver at ISSF World Cup, boosts Rio prep
Other Sports | Jun 25, 2016, 06:58 PM ISTBaku, Azerbaijan: ‘Pistol King’ Jitu Rai pipped three-time Olympic champion Jongoh Jin of Korea to clinch silver medal at the ISSF Shooting World Cup in Baku on Saturday, signalling his intentions ahead of the Rio
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Gagan Narang achieves No.1 spot in Asian ranking
Other Sports | Sep 05, 2015, 05:08 PM ISTNew Delhi: Having rediscovered his old form, Olympic medallist Gagan Narang of India has achieved the number one spot in men's 50m rifle prone shooting category in Asia.The 32-year-old Narang has 971 points to his