NRAI reveals India squads for upcoming international Shooting competitions
The other squads revealed include those for International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Rifle/Pistol in Ningbo, China, in September (7th-15th) and the junior India squads for the 16th ASC as well as for the ISSF Junior World Cup Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun, scheduled in New Delhi between Sep 24-Oct 02, 2025.
The 16th ASC senior squad comprises 35 members for the 15 events including three mixed team competitions. Double Olympic bronze medalist Manu Bhaker, yet again being the only shooter to have made it to two individual events- the women's 10m air pistol and the women's 25m pistol.
Prominent names to have made it back to the senior squad include former men's air rifle world champion Rudrankksh Patil and Olympians Anjum Moudgil (women's 50m rifle 3 positions), Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar (men's 50m rifle 3 positions), Saurabh Chaudhary (men's 10m air pistol) and Kynan Chenai (men's Trap).
The likes of Esha Singh, Mehuli Ghosh and Kiran Ankush Jadhav find themselves in both the senior squads, albeit shooting different events. Olympic bronze medalist Swapnil Kusale and former Asian Games champion and Olympian Rahi Sarnobat, also make it to the Ningbo squad.
Olympian Raiza Dhillon is the only difference in the two 36-member junior squads announced. She makes the Delhi World Cup junior women's skeet team in place of Mansi Raghuvanshi, who is in the junior ASC team where Raiza competes in the seniors.
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