Darshna Rathore Explained
Darshna Rathore (born 3 September 2001) is an Indian sport shooter. She competes in the skeet discipline. She is part of the Indian shooting team at the Asian Games, Hangzhou, China.[1] [2] She was part of the Indian women's skeet team, along with Parinaaz Dhaliwal, and Ganemat Sekhon that finished fourth in the Asian Games shooting competitions.[3]
Darshana won the bronze after equalling the National record score of 120 as she qualified for the six-woman final in her first World Cup at Almaty.[4]
Early life
Darshna hails from Rajasthan. She works with the Rajasthan Police.[5]
Career
- 2023: In May, she won bronze at the ISSF Astana Shotgun World Cup. In the qualifying, she made it to the six-woman final in second spot after equalling the national record of 120.[6] [7] [8]
- 2023: She made her debut[9] for senior India and won her first World Cup medal winning a bronze medal at the World Cup in Almaty.[10] [11] [12] [13]
- 2023: She took part in the skeet event at the Baku World Championship.[14]
- 2023: In June, she took part in the Junior World Cup event at Suhl, Germany.[15]
- 2022: She represented India in the skeet team event and individual event at the Osijek World Championship.
- 2021: In November, edged out India's top-ranked women's Skeet shooter Ganemat Sekhon of Punjab 50-46 to win her maiden National title.[16]
- 2019: She took part in the Lonato Junior World Championships women's skeet and mixed skeet events.[17]
References
- Web site: 2023-09-24 . Indian shooters at Asian Games: Events, key dates, format and rules . 2023-09-27 . ESPN . en.
- Web site: Indian medalists named as shooter for Hangzhou Asian Games_The 19th Asian Games Hangzhou . 2023-10-18 . www.hangzhou2022.cn.
- Web site: Scroll Staff . 2023-09-27 . Asian Games, Shooting: Led by Sift Kaur Samra's gold, India win seven medals on Wednesday . 2023-09-27 . Scroll.in . en-US.
- Web site: 2023-05-23 . World Cup: Ganemat wins skeet silver, Darshna third . 2023-10-18 . Hindustan Times . en.
- Web site: Srinivasan . Kamesh . 2022-02-23 . Darshna Rathore grounded for missing one clay bird . 2023-09-27 . Sportstar . en.
- Web site: 2023-05-23 . Shooting World Cup: Ganemat, Darshna win silver, bronze . 2023-09-27 . ESPN . en.
- Web site: "Glad that I could win a medal for India…" Shooter Darshna Rathore News - Times of India Videos . 2023-09-27 . The Times of India . en.
- Web site: ISSF World Cup: Indian shooters Ganemat Sekhon, Darshna Rathore create history . 2023-09-27 . newsonair.gov.in.
- Web site: ANI . 2023-05-24 . Indian skeet shooters Ganemat Sekhon, Darshna Rathore create history . 2023-10-07 . www.thestatesman.com.
- Web site: 2023-10-06 . Asian Games 2023 Highlights: India men's hockey team clinches gold medal, seals Paris Olympics berth; Satwik/Chirag in men's doubles final . 2023-10-06 . The Times of India . en.
- News: 2023-06-25 . Shooters Ganemat Sekhon, Darshna Rathore make cut for Asian Games, World Championships . The Times of India . 2023-10-07 . 0971-8257.
- News: 2023-05-23 . ISSF World Cup: Historic silver-bronze finish for Ganemat Sekhon and Darshna Rathore . The Times of India . 2023-10-07 . 0971-8257.
- Web site: Nalwala . Ali Asgar . 2013-05-23 . India's skeet shooters Ganemat Sekhon and Darshna Rathore create history . 2023-10-07 . www.olympics.com.
- Web site: ISSF - International Shooting Sport Federation - issf-sports.org . 2023-10-07 . www.issf-sports.org.
- News: 2023-06-08 . ISSF Junior World Cup: India finish on top of medal tally but trap shooters miss out on final day . The Times of India . 2023-10-07 . 0971-8257.
- Web site: PTI . 2021-11-24 . Young shooter Darshna Rathore wins her maiden National Skeet title . 2023-10-18 . thebridge.in . en.
- Web site: Srinivasan . Kamesh . 2019-07-06 . Shotgun World Championship: Darshna misses final by a whisker . 2023-10-07 . Sportstar . en.
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