The year 2024 is going to be a big one for Indian sports given that it will stage one of the biggest sporting events - the Paris Olympics. With a host of Indian stars already qualified/qualifying, Indian shooters will be looking to book their place at the marquee event starting in July. (More Sports News)
A 20-member squad have been announced by the National Rifle Association Of India (NRAI) for the rifle and pistol event whereas a 12-member squad has been announced for the shotgun team event. These events will be held in Indonesia and Kuwait, respectively. A total of 16 Paris 2024 Olympic games quota will be available in Jakarta, Indonesia where Indian shooters will take part. The event is already underway, January 5 and will end on January 18.
The shotgun event is scheduled to be held from January 12-22 in Kuwait City and sees eight Paris spots available.
Some of the big names in Indian shooting will be seen in action - former men's trap world champion Manavjit Singh Sandhu, Gurpreet Singh in pistol event and Anjum Moudgil in rifle - will be marking their comebacks.
India has so far won 13 out of a maximum possible 24 Olympic qualification spots for the Paris Games next year. As per the rules, a country can secure only one quota place in an event in an ISSF Championship.
India squad
Rifle
10m men: Rudrankksh Patil, Arjun Babuta, Srikarthik Sabari Raj
10m women: Mehuli Ghosh, Elavenil Valarivan, Nancy, Tilottama Sen (RPO)
50m 3-position men: Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Swapnil Kusale, Akhil Sheoran
50m 3-position women: Sift Kaur Samra, Anjum Moudgil, Ashi Chouksey, Shriyanka Sadangi (RPO)
Pistol
10m men: Arjun Singh Cheema, Varun Tomar, Ujjawal Malik
10m women: Rhythm Sangwan, Surbhi Rao, Esha Singh
25m rapid fire men: Vijayveer Sidhu, Bhavesh Shekhawat, Gurpreet Singh
25m pistol women: Esha Singh, Simranpreet Kaur Brar, Rhythm Sangwan
Trap
Men: Lakshay, Zoravar Singh Sandhu, Manavjit Singh Sandhu
Women: Manisha Keer, Bhavya Tripathi, Shreyasi Singh
Skeet
Men: Anantjeet Singh Naruka, Gurjoat Khangura, Munek Battula
Women: Ganemat Sekhon, Raiza Dhillon, Maheshwari Chauhan
Mixed teams
Rifle: Rudrankksh Patil and Mehuli Ghosh; Arjun Babuta and Elavenil Valarivan
Pistol: Arjun Singh Cheema and Rhythm Sangwan; Varun Tomar and Surbhi Rao
Trap: Lakshay and Manisha Keer; Zoravar Singh Sandhu and Bhavya Tripathi
Skeet: Anantjeet Singh Naruka and Ganemat Sekhon; Gurjoat Khangura and Raiza Dhillon.
Live Streaming And Coverage Details:
Where To Watch Asian Olympic qualifiers live in India?
The Asian Olympic qualifiers can be streamed live on the official YouTube channel of International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF). Unfortunately, there won't be any live telecast of the competition.
