ISSF World Cup, Buenos Aires 2025: Full schedule, live streaming info, complete India squad, timings in IST
Double Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker will be the star attraction from the Indian contingent at the season-opening ISSF rifle, pistol and shotgun World Cup, to be staged in Buenos Aires starting Thursday.
The 23-year-old figures in both air pistol and sports pistol squads for the first two World Cups of the season in the list of teams announced by the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI). The second World Cup in all three disciplines will be hosted in Lima, Peru, from April 13 to 22.
However, the other two shooting Olympic medallists in Paris, Sarabjot Singh and Swapnil Kusale, have not made the national team.
Quite notably, Saurabh Chaudhary – Asian Games gold medallist, Olympic finalist and multiple World Cup gold medallist – has got selected for air pistol.
For the World Cup in Argentina, 45 National Federations are on the entry list, with 410 athletes set to compete across disciplines. India has the largest delegation, with a colossal 43 athletes, closely followed by China with 39. The host will have 38 athletes in action.
INDIA SHOOTING SQUAD
Air rifle: Rudrankksh Patil, Arjun Babuta, Hriday Hazarika, Divyansh Singh Panwar, Kiran Ankush Jadhav, Aakash Bhardwaj; Arya Borse, Narmada Nithin, Sonam Maskar, Elavenil Valarivan
50m rifle 3-position: Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Chain Singh, Niraj Kumar; Ashi Chouksey, Shriyanka Sadangi, Sift Kaur Samra, Nischal, Manini Kaushik
Air pistol: Saurabh Chaudhary, Ravinder Singh, Varun Tomar, Amit Sharma; Suruchi Phogat, Manu Bhaker, Sainyam, Surbhi Rao
25m rapid fire pistol: Anish Bhanwala, Vijayveer Sidhu, Gurpreet Singh.
25m sports pistol: Manu Bhaker, Simranpreet Kaur Brar, Esha Singh.
Trap: Lakshay Sheoran, Prithviraj Tondaiman, Zoravar Singh Sandhu; Neeru, Pragati Dubey, Bhavya Tripathi
Skeet: Bhavtegh Singh Gill, Anantjeet Singh Naruka, Gurjoat Khangura; Raiza Dhillon, Ganemat Sekhon, Darshna Rathore
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS (IN IST)
April 3, Thursday
Skeet Women 50 Targets – 5:00 PM
10m Air Pistol Men – 5:45 PM
Skeet Men 50 Targets – 6:00 PM
Final 10m Air Pistol Men – 8:00 PM
April 4, Friday
Skeet Women 50 Targets – 5:00 PM
25m Pistol Women Precision Stage – 5:30 PM
50m Rifle 3 Positions Men – 5:45 PM
Skeet Men 50 Targets – 6:10 PM
Final 50m Rifle 3 Positions Men – 8:15 PM
50m Rifle 3 Positions Women – 10:15 PM
April 5, Saturday
Final 50m Rifle 3 Positions Women – 1:15 AM
25m Pistol Women Rapid Fire Stage – 5:30 PM
Skeet Women 25 Targets – 5:30 PM
Skeet Men 25 Targets – 5:30 PM
Final 25m Pistol Women – 5:45 PM
Final Skeet Women – 8:15 PM
April 6, Sunday
Final Skeet Men – 1:15 AM
10m Air Rifle Men Relay 1 – 5:45 PM
10m Air Rifle Men Relay 2 – 7:45 PM
Final 10m Air Rifle Men – 10:00 PM
April 7, Monday
Trap Women 50 Targets – 5:30 PM
25m Rapid Fire Pistol Men Stage 1 – 5:45 PM
10m Air Rifle Women Relay 1 – 6:00 PM
Trap Men 50 Targets – 6:00 PM
10m Air Rifle Women Relay 2 – 7:45 PM
Final 10m Air Rifle Women – 10:00 PM
April 8, Tuesday
Trap Women 50 Targets – 5:00 PM
10m Air Pistol Women – 5:45 PM
Trap Men 50 Targets – 6:00 PM
25m Rapid Fire Pistol Men Stage 2 – 6:45 PM
Final 10m Air Pistol Women – 8:00 PM
Final 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Men – 10:30 PM
April 9, Wednesday
Trap Women 25 Targets – 5:00 PM
Trap Men 25 Targets – 5:00 PM
10m Air Rifle Mixed Team – 5:45 PM
Final 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team BMM / GMM – 7:15 PM
Final Trap Women – 11:00 PM
April 10, Thursday
Final Trap Men – 12:30 AM
Trap Mixed Team 75 Targets – 5:45 PM
10m Air Pistol Mixed Team – 5:45 PM
Final 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team BMM / GMM – 7:15 PM
Final Trap Mixed Team BMM / GMM – 11:00 PM
WHERE TO WATCH THE ISSF WORLD CUP, BUENOS AIRES 2025 LIVE?
The ISSF World Cup 2025 can be watched live on the world body’s official YouTube channel.