Shooting sports in India

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{{short description|Recreational and competitive level shooting in India}}
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* [[Olympics]]: [[Abhinav Bindra]]: {{OG1}} Gold, [[Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore]]: {{OG2}} Silver, [[Vijay Kumar (sport shooter)|Vijay Kumar]]: {{OG2}} Silver, [[Gagan Narang]]: {{OG3}} Bronze
* [[Commonwealth Games]]: {{World1}} Gold: [[Abhinav Bindra]], [[Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore]], [[Gagan Narang]], [[Heena Sidhu]], [[Apurvi Chandela]]
* [[ISSF World Shooting Championships]]: {{World1}} Gold: [[Abhinav Bindra]], [[Gagan Narang]], [[Anjali Bhagwat]]
* [[Asian Games]]: {{Asia1}} Gold: [[Jitu Rai]], [[Saurabh Chaudhary]]}}

Shooting is an important [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] sport in India. Of India's [[India at the Olympics#List of medalists|35]] Olympic medals, four have come from shooting, including a gold by [[Abhinav Bindra]] in the [[India at the 2008 Summer Olympics#Shooting|2008 Olympics]]. Indian shooters who have excelled at international events include [[Abhinav Bindra]], [[Jaspal Rana]], [[Jitu Rai]], [[Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore]], [[Vijay Kumar (sport shooter)|Vijay Kumar]], [[Gagan Narang]], [[Apurvi Chandela]], [[Ronjan Sodhi]], [[Anjali Bhagwat]], [[Heena Sidhu]], [[Shreyasi Singh]], [[Manu Bhaker]], [[Anisa Sayyed]], [[Rahi Sarnobat]] and [[Saurabh Chaudhary]].

== History ==
Shooting sports have a varied history in India. Initially they were played by royal people of British India for amusement and recreation. The highest governing body of shooting sports in India is [[National Rifle Association of India]] (NRAI), which was established on 17 April 1951. From then on India achieved some success in the Olympic games by winning a Gold. But largely this sport is not affordable to command Indians because of a lack of shooting ranges and facilities in the country.<ref>{{Cite web|last=New Delhi|first=Rifle association of India|title=NRAI : History|url=https://thenrai.org/history.html|url-status=live|access-date=11 August 2021}}</ref>

==2012 Olympics==
The Indian shooting contingent for the [[2012 Summer Olympics|2012 London]] was one of the largest to date. There were a total of 11 shooters including 4 female shooters. India's first medal in the 2012 Olympics was when [[Gagan Narang]] won the bronze in the 10m Air Rifle event.<ref name="narangBronze">{{cite web | url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/shooter-gagan-narang-wins-bronze-india-gets-its-first-medal/981510/ | publisher=Indian Express | title=Narang wins bronze | date=2012-07-30}}</ref> This was the same event in which [[Abhinav Bindra]] won India's first individual gold medal in the 2008 Summer Olympics [[India at the 2008 Summer Olympics#Shooting|Beijing]]. The second medal came from the unheralded army man [[Vijay Kumar (sport shooter)|Vijay Kumar]] when he won the silver in the 25m rapid fire pistol event after finishing 4th in the qualification rounds.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Specials/Sports/Olympics2012/Chunk-HT-UI-Olympics-Discipline-Shooting/Vijay-Kumar-wins-silver-in-25m-Rapid-Fire-Pistol/SP-Article10-907714.aspx | publisher=Hindustan Times | title=Vijay Kumar wins silver | date=2012-08-03 |url-status = dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120806202229/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Specials/Sports/Olympics2012/Chunk-HT-UI-Olympics-Discipline-Shooting/Vijay-Kumar-wins-silver-in-25m-Rapid-Fire-Pistol/SP-Article10-907714.aspx | archive-date=2012-08-06 }}</ref> He had to fend off some tough competition from the third placed Chinese [[Ding Feng (sport shooter)|Ding Feng]].

A notable performance was made by [[Joydeep Karmakar]] who finished 4th in the 50m rifle prone event. A strong medal prospect [[Ronjan Sodhi]] who is an [[Shooting at the 2010 Asian Games#Double trap|Asian Games]] gold medallist, however crashed out in the qualification rounds of the Double trap event.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/article3717100.ece | work=The Hindu | title=Sodhi crashes out | date=2012-08-02}}</ref>

==Medal winners at Summer Olympics==
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!style="width:14em"| Games
!style="width:6em"| Event
!style="width:16em"| Name
!style="width:10em"| Medal
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| {{flagicon|GRE}} [[2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Athens]] || [[Shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's double trap|Men's double trap]] || {{sortname|Rajyavardhan Singh|Rathore}} || {{silver medal}}
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| {{flagicon|CHN}} [[2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Beijing]] || [[Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 10 metre air rifle|Men's 10m Air Rifle]] || {{sortname|Abhinav|Bindra}} || {{gold medal}}
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| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[2012 Summer Olympics|2012 London]] || [[Shooting at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 10 metre air rifle|Men's 10m Air Rifle]] || {{sortname|Gagan|Narang|Gagan Narang}} || {{bronze medal}}
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| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[2012 Summer Olympics|2012 London]] || [[Shooting at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol|Men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol]] || [[Vijay Kumar (sport shooter)|Vijay Kumar]] || {{silver medal}}
|}

==Total medals won by Indian Shooters in Major tournaments==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
! Competition
! Gold
! Silver
! Bronze
! Total
|-
|[[Shooting at the Summer Olympics|Olympics]]
|1
|2
|1
|4
|-
|[[ISSF World Shooting Championships|World Championships]]
|5
|8
|4
|17
|-
|[[ISSF World Cup|World Cup Final]]
|9
|5
|3
|17
|-
|[[ISSF World Cup|World Cup]]
|51
|40
|40
|131
|-
|[[Shooting at the Asian Games|Asian Games]]
|9
|21
|28
|58
|-
|[[Shooting at the Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]]
|63
|44
|28
|135
|-
| Total || '''138''' || '''120''' || '''104''' || '''362'''
|-
|}

== Other Notable Performances at Summer Olympics ==
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! Year !! Event !! Player !! Result
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|rowspan = "2"|[[Shooting at the 2000 Summer Olympics|2000]]
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| [[Shooting at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's 10 metre air pistol|Women's 10 metre air rifle]] || [[Anjali Bhagwat]] || 8th
|-
|rowspan = "3"|[[Shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics|2004]]
|-
| [[Shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 10 metre air rifle|Men's 10 metre air rifle]] || [[Abhinav Bindra]] || 7th
|-
| [[Shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 10 metre air rifle|Women's 10 metre air rifle]] || [[Suma Shirur]] || 8th
|-
|rowspan = "2"|[[Shooting at the 2012 Summer Olympics|2012]]
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| [[Shooting at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 metre rifle prone|Men's 50 metre rifle prone]] || [[Joydeep Karmakar]] || '''4th'''
|-
|rowspan = "3"|[[Shooting at the 2016 Summer Olympics|2016]]
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| [[Shooting at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 10 metre air rifle|Men's 10 metre air rifle]] || [[Abhinav Bindra]] || '''4th'''
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| [[Shooting at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 10 metre air pistol|Men's 10 metre air pistol]] || [[Jitu Rai]] || 8th
|-
|rowspan = "2"|[[Shooting at the 2020 Summer Olympics|2020]]
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| [[Shooting at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 10 metre air pistol|Men's 10 metre air pistol]] || [[Saurabh Chaudhary]] || 7th
|}

==Administration==
The sport is administered in India by [[The National Rifle Association of India]]. The association organises the following tournaments every year:
* National Shooting Championship Competitions (NSCC)
* All India G.V. Mavlankar Shooting Championship (AIGVMSC)
* Sardar Sajjan Singh Sethi Memorial Masters Shooting Championship
* Kumar Surendra Singh Memorial Shooting Championship
* All India Kumar Surendra Singh Memorial Inter School Shooting Championship

== See also ==

* [[Shooting at the Summer Olympics]]

==References==
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== External links ==

*[http://www.indianshooting.com/ India's 1st website on Shooting Sports] – indianshooting.com

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