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Indian junior shooters will begin their campaign at the ISSF Junior World Cup in Cairo, with medal events in 10m Air Rifle Women and 10m Air Pistol Men. India has fielded a strong 71-member contingent for the competition

Indian shooters failed to reach the final of the 10m Air Pistol Men’s event at the ISSF World Cup in Spain, with Mukesh Nelavalli finishing 14th. Rhythm Sangwan and Divya TS made a promising start in the 25m Pistol Women’s event.

Maheshwari Chauhan narrowly missed a place in the final as Indian shooters failed to secure top-eight finishes in the skeet event of the ISSF World Cup Shotgun in Morocco, with several competitors delivering competitive performances

India’s shooters, fresh from a dominant showing at the Asian Rifle/Pistol Championship 2026, are set to compete in the National Selection Trials 3 (Group A) in Delhi from 6–10 March.

Indian shooters continued their strong run at the 25th Summer Deaflympics in Tokyo, winning gold and bronze in the 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team event. With nine medals in three days, India looks to add more in upcoming shooting events

Indian shooters missed out on medals in the 25m Standard Pistol event at the Cairo world championships, with Olympian Gurpreet Singh finishing ninth. China’s Yao Qianxun won her third gold, while India stayed third overall in the medal tally

Six shooters from Pune missed their Akasa Air flight to Goa for the West Zone Shooting Championship after alleged delays in clearing their firearms at Pune airport. Gun For Glory slammed the airline, while Akasa cited extended security procedures and promised assistance.

India’s shooters crossed 50 medals at the Asian Shooting Championship in Shymkent, with Neeru Dhanda’s trap gold, a junior pistol podium sweep, and Bhowneesh Mendiratta’s trap silver keeping India on top

India secured the top spot in the medal tally after day one of the competition, winning two gold medals. Romania and Chinese Taipei claimed the two individual golds available, while five other nations also earned medals on the first day.

Shooters from China (first), Korea (second) and Kazakhstan (third) dominated the 10m air rifle mixed team qualifications stage

Indian para shooters opened the 2023 season on a strong note winning six medals including a Team gold

All of the 15 shooters are capable of winning medals, but few are seen as sure shot to secure podium finishes in the events that start on Saturday

The shooting events will be held at the Asaka Shooting Range, which is located in Saitama Prefecture, north west Tokyo, from July 24 to August 2.

Earlier on Saturday, two Indian shooters and an international shooter had tested positive for COVID-19.