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][4]
- 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.[14]
- 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.[14][17]
References
- ↑ Indian shooters at Asian Games: Events, key dates, format and rules. ESPN(24 September 2023). Retrieved 27 September 2023.
- ↑ Indian medalists named as shooter for Hangzhou Asian Games_The 19th Asian Games Hangzhou. www.hangzhou2022.cn. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ↑ Asian Games, Shooting: Led by Sift Kaur Samra's gold, India win seven medals on Wednesday. Scroll.in(27 September 2023). Retrieved 27 September 2023.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 World Cup: Ganemat wins skeet silver, Darshna third. Hindustan Times(23 May 2023). Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ↑ Darshna Rathore grounded for missing one clay bird, Srinivasan, Kamesh. Sportstar(23 February 2022). Retrieved 27 September 2023.
- ↑ Shooting World Cup: Ganemat, Darshna win silver, bronze. ESPN(23 May 2023). Retrieved 27 September 2023.
- ↑ "Glad that I could win a medal for India…" Shooter Darshna Rathore | News - Times of India Videos. The Times of India. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
- ↑ ISSF World Cup: Indian shooters Ganemat Sekhon, Darshna Rathore create history. newsonair.gov.in. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
- ↑ Indian skeet shooters Ganemat Sekhon, Darshna Rathore create history, ANI. www.thestatesman.com(24 May 2023). Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- ↑ Asian Games 2023 Highlights: India men's hockey team clinches gold medal, seals Paris Olympics berth; Satwik/Chirag in men's doubles final. The Times of India(6 October 2023). Retrieved 6 October 2023.
- ↑ Shooters Ganemat Sekhon, Darshna Rathore make cut for Asian Games, World Championships. The Times of India(25 June 2023). Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- ↑ ISSF World Cup: Historic silver-bronze finish for Ganemat Sekhon and Darshna Rathore. The Times of India(23 May 2023). Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- ↑ India's skeet shooters Ganemat Sekhon and Darshna Rathore create history, Nalwala, Ali Asgar. www.olympics.com(23 May 2013). Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 ISSF - International Shooting Sport Federation - issf-sports.org. www.issf-sports.org. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- ↑ ISSF Junior World Cup: India finish on top of medal tally but trap shooters miss out on final day. The Times of India(8 June 2023). Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- ↑ Young shooter Darshna Rathore wins her maiden National Skeet title, PTI. thebridge.in(24 November 2021). Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ↑ Shotgun World Championship: Darshna misses final by a whisker, Srinivasan, Kamesh. Sportstar(6 July 2019). Retrieved 7 October 2023.