Mumbai, July 3 -- In recognition of her outstanding contributions to Indian shooting, Olympian and former chief coach of the Indian Shooting team, Suma Shirur, was presented with the SJAM Lifetime Achievement Award 2025 by the Sports Journalists' Association of Mumbai.

The ceremony took place at the prestigious Bombay Gymkhana on the occasion of World Sports Journalists Day on Wednesday. Sharing the honour with her were long-time compatriots and fellow icons of Indian shooting, Deepali Deshpande and Anjali Bhagwat, as per a press release from SJAM.

The prestigious accolade celebrates Suma Shirur's exceptional commitment to the sport - from being the second Indian woman shooter to reach an Olympic final, to guiding the Indian shooting te...