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The National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) on Saturday, July 1 confirmed India’s shooting squad for the upcoming ISSF World Championships and the Hangzhou Asian Games 2023.
The squad was chosen after the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range in New Delhi hosted the final national selection trials for an elite group of rifle and pistol shooters on Friday. For the World Championships in Baku and the Hangzhou Games, a preliminary team of shotgun shooters was announced beforehand.
A few notable changes include the replacement of Rudrankksh Patil with Hriday Hazarika in the men's air rifle team that will compete in Baku, and Tilottama Sen leaves the women's 10m air rifle team to compete in Hangzhou. At Hangzhou, Ashi Chouksey, who is only listed for the women's 50m 3-position event in Baku, will compete in both events.
Swapnil Kusale, who won the Paris 2024 Olympics quota, will compete in the men's 50m 3P rifle event in Hangzhou beside Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar and Akhil Sheoran, while Niraj Kumar will take his place as the third member of the team in Baku.
India now has a chance to win the second Olympic quota in the competition at the world championships in Baku, where quota spots for Paris 2024 are up for grabs.
India’s shooting squad for Hangzhou Asian Games 2023:
Men’s 10m air rifle: Divyansh Singh Panwar, Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Rudrankksh Patil
Women’s 10m air rifle: Ramita, Mehuli Ghosh, Ashi Chouksey
Men’s 50m rifle 3-position: Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Swapnil Kusale, Akhil Sheoran
Women’s 50m rifle 3-position: Sift Kaur Samra, Ashi Chouksey, Manini Kaushik
Men’s 10m air pistol: Sarabjot Singh, Shiva Narwal, Arjun Singh Cheema
Women’s 10m air pistol: Divya TS, Esha Singh, Palak
Men’s 25m rapid fire pistol: Anish, Vijayveer Sidhu, Adarsh Singh
Women’s 25m sports pistol: Rhythm Sangwan, Manu Bhaker, Esha Singh
Air rifle mixed team: Divyansh Singh Panwar/Ramita; Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar/Mehuli Ghosh
Air pistol mixed team: Sarabjot Singh/Divya TS; Shiva Narwal/Esha Singh
Men’s trap (provisional): Prithviraj Toindaman, Kynan Chenai, Zoravar Singh Sandhu.
Women’s trap (provisional): Manisha Keer, Preeti Rajak, Rajeshwari Kumari
Men’s skeet (provisional): Anantjeet Singh Naruka, Angad Vir Singh Bajwa, Gurjoat Singh Khangura
Women’s skeet (provisional): Ganemat Sekhon, Parinaaz Dhaliwal, Darsha Rathore
Skeet mixed team (provisional): Anantjeet Singh Naruka/Ganemat Sekhon and Angad Vir Singh Bajwa/Parinaaz Dhaliwal
India’s shooting squad for Baku ISSF World Championship 2023:
Men’s 10m air rifle: Divyansh Singh Panwar, Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Hriday Hazarika
Women’s 10m air rifle: Ramita, Mehuli Ghosh, Tilottama Sen
Men’s 50m rifle 3-position: Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Akhil Sheoran, Niraj Kumar
Women’s 50m rifle 3-position: Sift Kaur Samra, Ashi Chouksey, Manini Kaushik
Men’s 10m air pistol: Sarabjot Singh, Shiva Narwal, Arjun Singh Cheema
Women’s 10m air pistol: Divya TS, Esha Singh, Palak
Men’s 25m rapid fire pistol: Anish, Vijayveer Sidhu, Adarsh Singh
Women’s 25m sports pistol: Rhythm Sangwan, Manu Bhaker, Esha Singh
Air rifle mixed team: Divyansh Singh Panwar/Ramita; Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar/Mehuli Ghosh
Air pistol mixed team: Sarabjot Singh/Divya TS; Shiva Narwal/Esha Singh
Men’s trap (provisional): Prithviraj Toindaman, Kynan Chenai, Zoravar Singh Sandhu.
Women’s trap (provisional): Manisha Keer, Preeti Rajak, Rajeshwari Kumari
Men’s skeet (provisional): Aanatjeet Singh Naruka, Angad Vir Singh Bajwa, Gurjoat Singh Khangura
Men’s skeet (provisional): Ganemat Sekhon, Parinaaz Dhaliwal, Darsha Rathore
Trap mixed team (provisional): Prithviraj Toindaman/Manisha Keer and Kynan Chenai/Preeti Rajak
Skeet mixed team (provisional): Anantjeet Singh Naruka/Ganemat Sekhon and Angad Vir Singh Bajwa/Parinaaz Dhaliwal
