India Shooting Team News

The National Shooting Championships will be staged after a two-year gap, after the tournament was cancelled owing to the Covid-19 pandemic. The pistol events will be held at Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range, in New Delhi, while the rifle events will be hosted at the MP State Shooting Academy in Bhopal.

Indian shooting coach Jaspal Rana has made it clear that he doesn’t want to prepare himself for the 2024 Paris Olympics; rather he wants to serve the junior squad and develop fresh talents for the future. India won as many as 43 medals in the recently concluded 2021 ISSF Junior World Championships.

The Indian women's junior pistol team claimed a gold medal in the women's 25m air pistol event at the ongoing ISSF (International Shooting Sport Federation) Junior World Championship in Lima. The trio of Manu Bhaker, Naamya Kapoor, and Rhythm Sangwan defeated 16-4 in the gold medal match.

Indian pistol shooters were at the top of their game and occupied top spots after the first round of the qualification stage in the men’s 25m rapid fire pistol event at the 2021 ISSF Junior World Championship in Lima, Peru, on Tuesday. Meanwhile, the Indian rifle and shotgun shooters were below par.