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Ex-national shooting coach Sunny Thomas no more
Former India shooting coach Prof Sunny Thomas, mentor to stars like Abhinav Bindra, passed away at 83, leaving a significant legacy in the sport.
Updated on Apr 30, 2025 10:06 PM IST
Jaspal Rana will continue as my coach, says Manu Bhaker
Jaspal Rana will continue as my coach, says Manu Bhaker.
Updated on Feb 18, 2025 04:20 PM IST
PTI |
Manu Bhaker interview: ‘If an athlete dreams, it better be a grand dream’
“After Tokyo, I was so angry that I told myself, ‘I am not going to leave it, I am going to win the medal the next time... get the gold.’
Updated on Aug 17, 2024 10:24 AM IST
How Jaspal Rana stopped Paris Olympic medallist Bhaker from quitting shooting
Manu Bhaker scripted history on Sunday at the 2024 Paris Olympics, as she won a bronze in the women's 10m Air Pistol final
Published on Jul 29, 2024 01:02 PM IST
Paris 2024: How Manu Bhaker, Jaspal Rana reunited to nail Olympic medal
Manu Bhaker and Jaspal Rana have a unique training method in shooting, setting score targets with fines for deficits. After a fallout, they reunited for success.
Updated on Jul 29, 2024 06:14 AM IST
Rutvick Mehta
Jaspal Rana reunion pays off for Manu with Olympic medal
The young shooter ended India’s 12-year wait for a shooting medal at the Games with women’s 10m air pistol bronze
Updated on Jul 28, 2024 06:23 PM IST
On target: Manu Bhaker makes a confidence statement
The 22-year-old is only the third Indian female shooter to make an individual event final in Olympics after Anjali and Suma
Updated on Jul 28, 2024 07:17 AM IST
Rutvick Mehta
Manu Bhaker lines up her shot at redemption at Paris Olympics
After their bitter split ahead of the Tokyo Olympic Games, the young pistol shooter is now reunited with her long-time mentor Jaspal Rana, evolved and ready for the Paris Games
Updated on Jul 17, 2024 05:12 AM IST
Rutvick Mehta
Reunited with coach Jaspal Rana, Manu Bhaker seeks redemption
The ace shooter contemplated retirement following a series of below-par performances but she believes she is back on the right track now
Updated on Jul 26, 2023 07:42 AM IST
Shantanu Srivastava, New Delhi
'You see that guy? I'd pick him all the time': Akram on Bumrah's WC replacement
With Team India continuing to fret over Jasprit Bumrah's replacement, an official decision of which is yet to be taken by the BCCI, former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram has thrown a unique name in the hat.
Published on Oct 13, 2022 07:14 AM IST
Jaspal Rana recommended for Dronacharya Award
Rana was nominated by the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) for the Dronacharya Award last year as well but was ignored, causing quite a flutter.
Updated on Aug 17, 2020 11:24 PM IST
Press Trust of India
NRAI nominates Anjum Moudgil for Khel Ratna, Jaspal for Dronacharya Award
Moudgil, the 26-year-old rifle ace who started shooting in 2008, is among the first two Indians to have secured quota places for the Tokyo Olympics.
Updated on May 14, 2020 04:36 PM IST
New Delhi | Press Trust of India
Jaspal Rana ‘truly deserves’ Dronacharya Award, says NRAI chief Raninder Singh
Rana, a multiple medallist at top international events, is the coach who groomed teen shooting sensations such as Manu Bhaker, Saurabh Chaudhary and Anish Bhanwala.
Updated on Aug 24, 2019 02:13 AM IST
New Delhi | PTI
‘Ministry should set eligibility criteria for Dronacharya’
A prominent applicant like Jaspal Rana, a former star shooter and currently the junior national coach, who is credited for the success of junior shooters at the world stage, was overlooked raising a controversy.
Updated on Aug 19, 2019 11:46 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Majority of opinions worked against Jaspal Rana for Dronacharya Award nomination, says Bhaichung Bhutia
The football legend was part of the 12-member committee that conducted meetings over two days in New Delhi to recommend names for the awards.
Updated on Aug 19, 2019 11:56 AM IST
New Delhi | Indo-Asian New s Service
Shut the phone and stay disciplined: Jaspal Rana to his young shooters
Having failed to finish on the podium in the 25m pistol too, Bhaker will now have to wait until the next World Cup in Beijing.
Updated on Feb 26, 2019 11:45 PM IST
New Delhi | PTI
Khelo India Youth Games 2019: Scidanandh bags sprint double, Jaspal Rana’s daughter wins gold
Scidanandh clocked a personal best of 21.57 seconds to clinch the U-21 200m gold on the last day of athletics.
Updated on Jan 13, 2019 11:17 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Pune | Abhishek Paul
Asian Games 2018: Jaspal Rana hits out at Abhinav Bindra for ‘wrong decisions’ as ISSF chairman
Jaspal Rana feels they could have won many more had Abhinav Bindra, “done his bit” when he was the International Shooting Sport Federation’s (ISSF) Athletes’ Committee chairman.
Updated on Aug 26, 2018 11:27 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Palembang | Ajai Masand
Asian Games 2018: Pay us more or we leave, say Indian shooting coaches
Mansher Singh said that after the amazing performance of Indian shooters in top international competitions, a lot of officials and managers from various countries were approaching Indian coaches for guidance.
Updated on Aug 26, 2018 12:23 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Palembang | Ajai Masand
Asian Games 2018: Foreign hand gets in the way of physios for Indian shooters
The Asian Games 2018 contingent has four Indian coaches --- Jaspal Rana, Ronak Pandit, Suma Shirur and Mansher. Four foreign coaches --- Marcelo Dradi, Mikhailov Oleg, Falco Ennio and Smirnov Pavel --- too have travelled.
Updated on Aug 23, 2018 10:04 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Jakarta | Ajai Masand
Asian Games 2018: Jaspal Rana critical of Manu Bhaker’s temperament after shooter fumbles in mixed pistol event
As junior India pistol coach Jaspal Rana made his way out of the 10m range after his most consistent ward failed to fire, the former shooter and winner of four Asian Games gold — three of them at the 2006 Doha Asian Games — was quick to deflect the criticism on Manu Bhaker.
Updated on Aug 19, 2018 06:43 PM IST
Palembang | Ajai Masand
Asian Games 2018: Manu Bhaker, Anish Bhanwala carry Indian shooting’s hopes
This Asian Games could see the last of stalwarts like Manavjit Singh Sandhu, Sanjeev Rajput and many more. The time’s come to welcome the new line of shooters.
Published on Aug 18, 2018 11:55 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Palembang | Ajai Masand