ISSF Junior World Cup 2025 to feature 208 shooters from 18 countries in Delhi

The ISSF Junior World Cup Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun begins in Delhi with 208 shooters from 18 countries. India leads with 69 athletes. Notable participants include Raiza Dhillon, Abhinav Shaw, Shambhavi Kshirsagar, and international medalists from Italy and Croatia

Hyderabad: The stage is set for the ISSF Junior World Cup Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun, which will bring together 208 young shooters from 18 countries at the Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range in Delhi from September 24 to October 2.

The championship will showcase the next generation of shooting talent competing across 15 Olympic events and 2 non-Olympic events, with a total of 51 medals at stake.

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The host nation, India, will lead the field with a strong contingent of 69 athletes. Other participating nations include the United States of America (20), Italy (10), Czechia (9), Islamic Republic of Iran (8), Croatia (7), Great Britain (6), United Arab Emirates (5), Slovakia (5), Qatar (4), Oman (4), Spain (8), Finland (3), Netherlands (3), Cyprus (3), New Zealand (2), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (2), along with 40 Individual Neutral Athletes (AIN).

Athletes from the United States, Great Britain, Italy, and Cyprus have already arrived at the range and conducted an unofficial training session.

This will be the second and final World Cup for juniors this year, following the first event hosted in Suhl, Germany, in May, where India topped the medals table with 11 medals, including 3 gold, 4 silver, and 4 bronze.

Among the notable names to watch are Olympia and Suhl silver medalist Raiza Dhillon, former world champion Abhinav Shaw, Suhl gold medallists Shambhavi Kshirsagar and Tejaswani, and bronze medallists Naraen Pranav and Adriyan Karmakar, among others.

World Championship medallist Arianna Nimber from Italy, along with her countrymen Marco Coco, Matteo Bragalli, and Luca Gerri, will be in action at the shotgun range. Trap shooter Toni Gudelj from Croatia, who won the bronze medal at the Suhl Junior World Cup, will also compete.

The opening ceremony of the World Cup will take place on Thursday, September 25, 2025, at the Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range from 5 PM. The competition will begin the same day with the 50m Rifle Prone events in both men’s and women’s categories, which will also decide the first medalists of the World Cup.