SportzCraft congratulates our Shooting Heroes

List of Female Winners at Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games

Rahi Sarnobat,Gold (Shooting)

Apurvi Chandela,Gold (Shooting)

Sanjita Khumukcham,Gold (Weightlifting)

Anisha(Left), Silver (Shooting)

Malaika Goel,Silver (Shooting)

Ayonika Paul,Silver(Shooting)

Sushila Likhmabam,Silver(Judo)

Mirabai Chanu Saikhom,Silver(Weightlifting)

Rajwinder Kaur,Bronze(Judo)

Kalpana Thoudam,Bronze(Judo)

Poonam Yadav, Bronze (Weightlifting)

Women are Power to a Nation and this time it's been Proved.........

It's all about how we see her, it's all about what we think about her, it;s all about how we nurture her.Women is strong when we see her in Durga but at the same time she is the most weak creature on earth when we hear news about what is actually happening to the image of women in our country, it's terribly confusing... we  worship her in the form of Goddess and our country is a hub for save girl child NGOs and other protests but still it's going on and on...

Rahi Sarnobat,Gold Medalist (Shooting)

 'Indian women are most beautiful but the weakest species on earth', I actually heard it, but I don't believe it and pity on you if you believe this fact, our girls are proving themselves on each and every field. They from the best cook, actress, journalist and best sportsperson. 

Apurvi Chandela, Gold Medalist (Shooting)

Recently in ongoing Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth games our women got 14 medals and contributed to take up our rank high in the games, Sanjita Khumukham won Gold in weightlifting on the first day of the game, Rahi Sarnobat and Apurvi Chandela won Gold in Shooting Sport and contributed towards the Gold count for the country. Do you still think we are lacking somewhere, girls are not lacking, what is lacking is vision of our country, vision or our people toward women and women sports.

The over all scenario of lacking things start from the birth of the girl child, in county where a fetus struggle to develop and actually take birth with so many weird concepts and danger eyed people how much you can expect.

Sanjita Khumukcham,Gold Medalist (Weightlifting)

But there are parents who nurture their girls with the complete pride without taking any society norm in their minds, they struggled to educate their daughter, they struggled to provide her proper training to excel in sports and now they are the ones who can say with complete pride "yes, She is my daughter". 

We salute these parents who has courage to go against the flow and putting their daughters in sports to make her more strong, more powerful and more capable. We support this vision and we have mission to create more sportswomen for our country and one day image of our women would surely be inspiration for others.

So, make your Daughters stronger to lead the world.. HAPPY DAUGHTERS WEEK.

  

Women empowerment; a Notion towards development of Nation

In a country where we heard about the news on women humiliation, rapes and big fat promises on development towards scenario of women empowerment and ended up with no results, our ladies are winning and showing the whole world what they actually have, yes,... here I am talking about Glasgow 2014 commonwealth games.

Our Indian women Shooters and Weightlifters are winning Gold and silver, they achieved it because they worth it but why we still think our women are weak? When we stop hearing about women humiliation? What is the reason that part of our women are strong enough to beat you and other half are hiding themselves.

There are so many questions but no answer other than some filthy comments........

Think about it !! it's time to think and act.............

 Women empowerment leads to incorporate self confidence, courage and bravery in her. She has that but she can't realize until we make her realize. If she can shoot a target and win a gold, she has that power  which no pervert can resist, it's time to make our girls trained in self-defense and other sports so she can explore herself and overcome her fears.

Ekta Khangawal

A Goldie !! Abhinav Bindra...............

Abhinav Singh Bindra, a boy from Punjab who born on 28 September 1982, in Dehradun, he made us all proud again  by winning Gold in 10m Air Rifle event at Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth games. 

Here are some facts about his Shooting career which surely would amaze you....

Achievements:

Olympic Games
Gold           2008                Beijing                        10m Air Rife

ISSF World Shooting Championship
Gold          2006                 Zagreb                       10m Air Rifle

Commonwealth Games

Gold         2002                 Manchester                10m Air Rifle (Pairs)
Silver        2002                 Manchester               10m Air Rifle (Singles)
Gold         2006                 Melbourne                  10m Air Rifle (Pairs)
Bronze     2006                 Melbourne                  10m Air Rifle (Singles)
Gold        2010                  Delhi                           10m Air Rifle (Pairs)
Silver       2010                  Delhi                           10m Air Rifle
Gold       2014                   Glasgow                     10m Air Rifle


Awards:

Arjuna Award 2000                                                                                      2000
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award                                                                 2001
Padma Bhushan                                                                                          2009
Honorary Lieutenant Colonal by Indian Territorial Army                          2011

at the end we wish him all the best for all his future endeavours..............

                      PROFILE OF SHOOTERS PARTICIPATING IN GLASGOW 2014 
                                              COMMONWEALTH GAMES






ABHINAV BINDRA (AIR RIFLE)

25th July 2014 

SILVER MEDAL
GOLD MEDAL IN PAIRS

Gold Medal in Beijing Olympics 2008
Participated in Olympics 2012

RAVI KUMAR (AIR RIFLE)

25th July 2014 

First Participation in Commonwealth Games

HEENA SIDHU (AIR PISTOL)

25th July 2014

SILVER MEDAL
GOLD MEDAL IN PAIRS

Gold Medal in 7th Asian Airgun Championship 2014
Silver Medal in ISSF World Cup, USA 2014
World No. 1 ranking in Air Pistol event in 2014
Participated in Olympics 2012

MALAIKA GOEL (AIR PISTOL)

25th July 2014

Bronze Medal in 7th Asian Airgun Championship 2014 in Youth category

ARTI SINGH RAO (SKEET)

25th July 2014

MAIRAJ AHMAD KHAN (SKEET)

25th & 26th July 2014

BABA PS BEDI (SKEET)

25th & 26th July 2014

First Participation in Commonwealth Games

P.N. PRAKASH (AIR PISTOL)
26th July 2014

 Bronze Medal in ISSF World Cup, Korea 2013

OM PRAKASH (AIR PISTOL)

26th July 2014

AYONIKA PAUL (AIR RIFLE) 

26th July 2014

Bronze Medal in ISSF World Cup, Maribor 2014

APURVI CHANDELA (AIR RIFLE) 

26th July 2014 

First Participation in Commonwealth Games

RAHI SARNOBAT (25 M SPORTS PISTOL)

26th July 2014

SILVER MEDAL
GOLD MEDAL IN PAIRS

Gold Medal in ISSF World Cup, Korea 2013

ANISA SAYYED (25 M SPORTS PISTOL) 

26th July 2014

GOLD MEDAL
GOLD MEDAL IN PAIRS

MOHD ASAB (DOUBLE TRAP)

27th July 2014

First Participation in Commonwealth Games

ANKUR MITTAL (DOUBLE TRAP)

27th July 2014

First Participation in Commonwealth Games

VARSHA VARMAN (DOUBLE TRAP) 

27th July 2014

First Participation in Commonwealth Games

SHREYASI SINGH (TRAP, DOUBLE TRAP) 

27th July 2014 
28th July 2014 

SEEMA TOMAR (TRAP)

28th July 2014

JITU RAI (FREE PISTOL)

28th July 2014

Silver Medal in ISSF World Cup, Maribor 2014 in Free Pistol event
Gold and Silver Medal in ISSF World Cup Munich and Maribor

GURPAL SINGH (FREE PISTOL)

28th July 2014
 
MEENA (50 M PRONE) 

28th July 2014 

BRONZE MEDAL IN PAIRS

JOYDEEP KARMAKAR (50 M PRONE)

28th July 2014

4th Position in London Olympics 2012

GAGAN NARANG (50 M 3 POSITION,50 M PRONE)

28th July 2014 
29th July 2014

GOLD MEDAL
GOLD MEDAL IN PAIRS

Bronze medal in Air Rifle men event in London Olympics 2012

 LAJJA GAUSWAMI (50 M 3 POSITION, 50 M PRONE)

28th July 2014 
29th July 2014 

SILVER MEDAL IN PAIRS
Silver Medal in ISSF World Cup, Spain 2013 in 50 M 3 Position category

VIJAY KUMAR (RAPID FIRE PISTOL) 

28th & 29th July 2014

GOLD MEDAL
GOLD MEDAL IN PAIRS

Silver Medal in London Olympics 2012

HARPREET SINGH (RAPID FIRE PISTOL)

28th & 29th July 2014

Individual Gold Medal and Gold Medal in Pairs in Centre Fire Pistol event in Commonwealth Games held at New Delhi in 2010.

MANAVJIT SINGH SANDHU (TRAP)

28th & 29th July 2014 

BRONZE MEDAL
TEAM SILVER IN PAIRS
Participated in Olympics 2012
Gold Medal in ISSF World Cup, USA 2014

MANSHER SINGH (TRAP) 

28th & 29th July 2014

TEAM SILVER IN PAIRS

SANJEEV RAJPUT (50 M 3 POSITION)

29th July 2014

Participated in Olympics 2012

ELIZABETH KOSHY (50 M 3 POSITION) 

29th July 2014

First Participation in Commonwealth Games

                               Vijay Kumar : a Flag-bearer

Vijay Kumar, hero of shooting and Subedar Major in the Dogra Regiment of Indian Army is hails from Barsar village of Himachal Pradesh and all set to show his marksmanship skills again this time at Glasgow, got the honour to carry the Indain flag at the opening ceremony of Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.

Here are list of his achievements in previous Commonwealth Games.....

Commonwealth Games

Gold            2006 Melbourne 25m Rapid fire pistol (Singles)
Gold            2006 Melbourne 25m Rapid fire pistol (Pairs)
Gold            2010 Delhi          25m  Rapid fire pistol (Pairs)
Gold            2010 Delhi          25m Rapid fire pistol (Singles)
Gold            2010 Delhi          25m Rapid fire pistol (Pairs)
Silver          2010 Delhi          25m Rapid fire pistol (Singles)