Ronjan Sodhi

At the shooting range, Jitu Rai took completed a hat-trick of gold medals when he first combined with Gurpreet Singh and Omkar Singh to ensure a top finish for the SSCB in the 10m pistol team event before coming out trumps in the individual competition.

The shooters for the Commonwealth Games were chosen on the basis of scores in the selection trials held earlier this month at the ISSF Shotgun World Cup in Almaty.

The Mittal Champions Trust, which funded several of the country's top athletes, has shut shop recently, resulting in a setback to Indian sportspersons, who are preparing to take part in the Commonwealth Games and Asian Games later this year.

Ronjan Sodhi and Manavjit Singh Sandhu, are the brains behind the first Indian Shotgun Open. It is a first-of-its-kind shooting league, that lets inexperienced shooters compete with the experienced ones.

The Indian Shotgun Open, like the Indian Premier League in cricket, seeks to encourage young shooters to compete with the top guns while giving them a chance to win big prizes with the help of a unique Handicap System.

Congress vice-President Rahul Gandhi was speaking at the launch of National Youth Policy 2014 and Rajiv Gandhi Khel Abhiyan, a Centrally Sponsored Plan Scheme. Sports Minister Jitendra Singh, Mary Kom, Vijender Singh, P Gopichand, Ashwini Nachappa, Ronjan Sodhi and Karnam Malleswari were also present on the occasion.

Ronjan shot 27 out of possible 30 against silver medalist Ajay Mittal's score of 25/30 in the 57th National Shooting Championship.

Ronjan Sodhi and Gagan Narang have welcomed Indian Olympic Association's move for agreeing to follow the guidelines of the International Olympic Committee.

The ace shooter received India's highest sporting honour from President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday.

The decision puts to rest all speculation that the minister had asked the awards committee to reconsider its recommendation in favour of shooter Ronjan Sodhi for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna and consider, instead or along with, athlete Krishna Poonia for the award.

A miffed Anjali Bhagwat said it was not right on Krihna Poonia's part to claim that it was she who got the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award list changed at the last moment to include Double trap World Champion Ronjan Sodhi's name in place the discus thrower.

Sports ministry decides to go with awards committee's recommendation that shooter Ronjan Sodhi is the best candidate.

Prominent Olympians and Arjuna awardees were of the view that Poonia should also be recommended for the country's top sporting award, along with double trap shooter Ronjan Sodhi whose name has already been recommended by a selection panel under controversial circumstances.

Poonia on Wednesday claimed that voting for the prestigious Khel Ratna Award, which was on Tuesday decided by the government to be conferred upon double trap shooter Ronjan Sodhi, is manipulated.

Sports ministry's decision to recommend Olympian shooter Ronjan Sodhi for the Khel Ratna award this year has angered discus thrower Krishna Poonia and Paralympian HN Girisha. Both Poonia and Girisha feel they deserve India's highest sporting honour.

At the shooting range, Jitu Rai took completed a hat-trick of gold medals when he first combined with Gurpreet Singh and Omkar Singh to ensure a top finish for the SSCB in the 10m pistol team event before coming out trumps in the individual competition.

The shooters for the Commonwealth Games were chosen on the basis of scores in the selection trials held earlier this month at the ISSF Shotgun World Cup in Almaty.

The Mittal Champions Trust, which funded several of the country's top athletes, has shut shop recently, resulting in a setback to Indian sportspersons, who are preparing to take part in the Commonwealth Games and Asian Games later this year.

Ronjan Sodhi and Manavjit Singh Sandhu, are the brains behind the first Indian Shotgun Open. It is a first-of-its-kind shooting league, that lets inexperienced shooters compete with the experienced ones.

The Indian Shotgun Open, like the Indian Premier League in cricket, seeks to encourage young shooters to compete with the top guns while giving them a chance to win big prizes with the help of a unique Handicap System.

Congress vice-President Rahul Gandhi was speaking at the launch of National Youth Policy 2014 and Rajiv Gandhi Khel Abhiyan, a Centrally Sponsored Plan Scheme. Sports Minister Jitendra Singh, Mary Kom, Vijender Singh, P Gopichand, Ashwini Nachappa, Ronjan Sodhi and Karnam Malleswari were also present on the occasion.

Ronjan shot 27 out of possible 30 against silver medalist Ajay Mittal's score of 25/30 in the 57th National Shooting Championship.

Ronjan Sodhi and Gagan Narang have welcomed Indian Olympic Association's move for agreeing to follow the guidelines of the International Olympic Committee.

The ace shooter received India's highest sporting honour from President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday.

The decision puts to rest all speculation that the minister had asked the awards committee to reconsider its recommendation in favour of shooter Ronjan Sodhi for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna and consider, instead or along with, athlete Krishna Poonia for the award.

A miffed Anjali Bhagwat said it was not right on Krihna Poonia's part to claim that it was she who got the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award list changed at the last moment to include Double trap World Champion Ronjan Sodhi's name in place the discus thrower.

Sports ministry decides to go with awards committee's recommendation that shooter Ronjan Sodhi is the best candidate.

Prominent Olympians and Arjuna awardees were of the view that Poonia should also be recommended for the country's top sporting award, along with double trap shooter Ronjan Sodhi whose name has already been recommended by a selection panel under controversial circumstances.

Poonia on Wednesday claimed that voting for the prestigious Khel Ratna Award, which was on Tuesday decided by the government to be conferred upon double trap shooter Ronjan Sodhi, is manipulated.

Sports ministry's decision to recommend Olympian shooter Ronjan Sodhi for the Khel Ratna award this year has angered discus thrower Krishna Poonia and Paralympian HN Girisha. Both Poonia and Girisha feel they deserve India's highest sporting honour.