Manu Bhaker, Suruchi Singh among top shooters in action at National Selection Trials 3 & 4

India’s top shooters will be seen in action as the National Selection Trials 3 & 4 for Group A athletes commence on Tuesday at the  Trishul Shooting Range in Dehradun.

These trials will help shape the Indian shooting team for the 16th Asian Shooting Championship 2025 in Kazakhstan in August and the ISSF World Cup in Ningbo, China, in September.

Suruchi Inder Singh, who created history by becoming the first Indian to win gold in three consecutive ISSF World Cups, Olympic medalists Manu Bhaker, Sarabjot Singh and Swapnil Kusale will be present for the trials.

The shooters come into this selection phase following the double-legged South American ISSF World Cup tour, which marked the beginning of the new international calendar and also the recently concluded Munich leg of the World Cup.

Across all three legs in Argentina, Peru and Munich, Indian shooters reached 39 finals, including mixed-team medal rounds, and brought home a total of 19 medals, of which eight were gold.

As per the selection Criteria, only eligible shooters in Group A will be allowed to participate. The Selection Trials 3 & 4 will cover all Olympic Rifle and Pistol events and will be limited to a select group of top-ranked shooters.

This includes 50 slots each for 10m Air Rifle (Men & Women) and 10m Air Pistol (Men & Women), 30 slots each for 50m Rifle 3 Positions (Men & Women), 20 slots for 25m Rapid Fire Pistol (Men), and 30 slots for 25m Sport Pistol (Women).