Indian sports wrap, March 26: First batch of Indian shooters leave for Argentina World Cup
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Indian Shooters depart for ISSF World Cup in Buenos Aires
A first batch of 22 Indian Shooters, accompanied by 13 support staff, left in the early hours of the day for the Argentinian capital of Buenos Aires to participate in the year’s first International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup (Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun) stage, competitions for which are set to begin on April, 03, 2025.
A total of 35 Indian shooters will compete in all 15 medal events on schedule, including 12 individual and three mixed team events. Double Paris Olympics medalist Manu Bhaker is the only athlete to have made the cut in two individual events. The remaining squad members depart on March 29, 2025, given that their competitions begin in the latter stages of the tournament.
Barring a couple of exceptions, all shooters reported to a national camp organized by the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI), at the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting ranges in Delhi from March 14, 2025, for final preparations ahead of a double World Cup leg in South America, with Lima, Peru hosting the second, right after the season-opener at Buenos Aires.
ISSF WORLD CUP LIVE STREAMING INFO
All 15 finals of the ISSF World Cup will be streamed LIVE on the ISSF YouTube handle @issfchannel.
The Indian team for the first two World Cup stages are a fair mix of youth and experience with as many as 16 Olympians in the squad, besides former world champions, world number ones and a double Olympic medalist in Manu.
However, focus will also be on an exciting group of youngsters like Suruchi, Sainyam, Arya Borse, Sonam Maskar, Narmada Nithin, Ashi Chouksey and Bhavtegh Gill, who will all be looking to win their first individual ISSF World Cup stage medal.
– Team Sportstar