Sure-shot achiever

Heena Sidhu, two time Olympian and former world number 1, is not just a shooter, but also a dentist, photographer and interior designer.

Indian shooter Heena Sidhu blasts Malala Yousafzai, makes her remember 2012 incident

After the Indian government decided to scrap Article 370, there has been wide spread criticism of the centre’s move to abrogate Article 370.

The gold went to China’s Wang Qian, whose 240.3 was a Games Record. South Korea’s Kim Minjung took the silver, aggregating 237.6.

Sportswomen have had qualms with the ‘hijab law’ in Iran. If a country demands it, should women athletes be okay with covering up?

Earlier, Heena qualified for the final in fourth place scoring 572 while Shri Nivetha topped the qualification with a total of 582.

Out of the 66 medals India won at Gold Coast, the shooters contributed 16 helping India edge closer to Australia and England on the medals table.

It was Sidhu’s second medal at the ongoing Games after her silver in the 10m air pistol event behind 16-year-old compatriot Manu Bhaker.

India currently ranks third in the medal tally with the nine medals.

The seven managers have also been cleared at no cost to the government and the federations will have to spend for them from their own pockets.

Narang shot 626.2 in the qualification to set a Commonwealth record.