Manisha Keer

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Manisha Keer
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Nationality Indian
Sport
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
Sport shooting
Medal record
Women's shooting
Representing Flag of India.svg  India
Asian Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Hangzhou Trap team
Asian Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Kuwait City Trap team

Manisha Keer is an Indian sport shooter. She won a silver medal at the ISSF World Cup shotgun in Cairo in the team trap shooting along with Kirti Gupta and Rajeshwari Kumari. [1] [2] [3] [4] She won the Silver medal in the Women's trap team event in the 2022 Asian Games. [5]

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References

  1. "Indian women's trap team settles for silver in ISSF World Cup". The Times of India . 4 March 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  2. "Manisha Keer equals shooting world record, gets silver at world championship". Rahul Noronha. India Today. 6 September 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  3. "Shooter Manisha Keer records her best World Cup finish". The Times of India . 2 March 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  4. "Manisha Keer". International Shooting Sport Federation . Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  5. "Asian Games: Manisha-Preeti-Rajeshwari wins silver in Women's trap event". dtnext. 1 October 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023.