Jitu Rai won gold in men’s 10m air pistol event setting a new Commonwealth Games record. Om Mitharval, who qualified for the final equaling the CWG qualification record, won silver. Australia’s Kerry Bell won silver shooting a total of 233.5. Indian Gorkh shooting ace Jitu Rai claimed the gold medal in men’s 10m air pistol […]

Writes: Buddham Moktan Tamang The terms brave, fierce are very much associated with Gorkhas but now the overall scenario is different. The so called brave Gorkhas can now be considered the modern Gorkhas of the 21st century who have excelled in many aspect whether it be social, economic, political and also at the intellectual level. […]

OGQ spoke to the 2014 Commonwealth Games champion, Jitu Rai, about his preparations on the Road to Rio 2016 Q. You were the first Indian to win a quota for Rio Olympics. How did it feel when you won the quota at the world championships in 2014? Jitu: I was feeling the pressure at the […]

Writes: Rupesh Tamang Ace Shooter Mr. Sisir Rai from Gitdabling Kalimpong‬ is a Gorkha achiever who despite all odds have excelled in his field. While the whole nation is celebrating the success of Jitu Rai, there are those whose names are yet to catch the popular fancy. Mr. Sisir Rai is one such sportsperson who […]

India’s Pride and Gorkha legend Jitu Rai beat a strong field to win gold in the men’s 50m pistol event shooting World Cup in Bangkok on Friday. Jitu scored 191.3 points in the final round. Former World and Olympic champion Pang Wei of China took second place with 186.5. Olympic medallist Wang Zhiwei, also of […]

India’s latest shooting sensation and Asian Games Champion Jitu Rai won double gold medals in the pistol event while former World Cup winner Ronjan Sodhi bagged the yellow metal in the men’s double trap section on the 5th day of the 35th National Games here today. Twin gold for Jitu at National Games At the […]

Asian and Commonwealth Games gold medalist Jitu Rai walked away with the individual as well as team gold medal in 50-metre men’s pistol with Army marksmen dominating proceedings at the 58th National Shooting Championship, here on Sunday. Jitu Rai won individual and team gold medal in National Shooting Championship The Army marksmen, with a total […]

Ace shooter Jitu Rai was on Saturday handed a cash award of Rs one crore by Uttar Pradesh government for winning a gold medal in the Incheon Asian Games. Jitu Rai recieved cash award of Rs one crore from UP government Jitu was felicitated by UP chief minister Akhilesh Yadav at a function. The Nepal-born […]