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Tokyo Olympics 2020: Gagan Narang, Sushil Kumar meet parliamentary standing committee on preparedness
•The parliamentary standing committee for the Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD), headed by Rajya Sabha MP Vinay Sahasrabuddhe, is monitoring the medal preparedness of athletes heading to the Tokyo Olympics next summer.
Coronavirus Outbreak: Olympic bronze-medallist Gagan Narang says 'mental fitness' important during during lockdown
•The London Games bronze medal winner spoke on a range of issues while participating in a discussion titled 'Fitness! A Way of life' along with Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju
Shooting facilities can be opened up sooner than others as it is a non-contact sport, says Gagan Narang
•Narang reiterated that he is only speaking about resumption of training and not hosting or competing in tournaments.
'Online international shooting championship awakened competitive spirit', says event organiser Shimon Sharif
•Former India shooter Shimon Sharif successfully organised the second edition of the virtual tournament last Saturday and he is optimistic of this becoming a regular affair during the lockdown
Sports Ministry forms expert committee featuring Pullela Gopichand, Gagan Narang and others to review National Sports Code
•The draft sports code proposes suggests barring of ministers, members of Parliament and Legislative Assemblies and government servants from holding office in the IOA and NSFs, tenure restrictions and age cap of 70 years.
Elavenil Valarivan says intense competition has helped in Indian shooting's rise, credits Gagan Narang for her success
•Elavenil Valarivan claimed her maiden gold in the senior circuit in the recent ISSF World Cup in Rio de Janeiro, becoming one of the many youngsters in recent years to have grabbed attention with her skills and res
Khel Protsahan Award winner Gagan Narang suggests Dronacharya-like award at all levels of coaching
Shubham Pandey •"There should be a Dronacharya award at grass root level as well. There should be a system which recognises the coaches at all levels. There should be a grass root level coach, an intermediate level coach, an excellence coach. Incentives should be given at all levels," said Narang
ISSF Shooting World Cup: Champion Elavenil Valarivan believes gold medal win will be 'great confidence booster' going forward
•Elavenil finished on top in the women's 10m air rifle competition, pipping fancied compatriots Apurvi Chandela and Anjum Moudgil, in the ISSF Rifle-Pistol Stage 4 World Cup
From Khel Ratna to Khel Protsahan, shooter Gagan Narang completes sporting circle
Shantanu Srivastava •For Gagan Narang, the Khel Protsahan award marks a seamless, even poetic transition from a player to player-mentor. If the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award in 2010 attested his status as one of country’s leading sportspersons, the latest honour is a recognition of his endeavour to set up structures and processes.
ISSF Junior Shooting World Cup: Elavenil Valarivan's golden feat shows she is ready for hard grind of senior circuit
Amit Kamath •Elavenil Valarivan left the shooting range having made a statement of intent that she was ready for the hard grind of senior competition.