In the ISSF World Cup 2022 which took place from February 26 to to March 8, 2022, in Cairo, Egypt, India dominated the competition winning a total of 7 medals.
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The National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) has announced the upcoming season’s selection trials, which, along with the results of the most recent national championship, will serve as the foundation for selection to the Indian national squad for international tournaments. The national federation has separated the elite shooters in group-A and announced separate trials in a new structure. Group A will exclusively include Olympic event shooters. According to the NRAI, shooters must choose their category at the beginning of the year – youth, junior, men, or women and must remain in that division throughout the year. Any shooter from group B may be taken into consideration for national selection by the selection committee.
The year 2022 was a memorable year for the Indian shooters and its fans. In the ISSF World Cup 2022 which took place from February 26 to to March 8, 2022, in Cairo, Egypt, India dominated the competition winning a total of 7 medals, including four gold, two silver, and a bronze to top the overall medal standings. Indian junior shooters came to party at the ISSF Junior World Cup held in Suhl, Germany by winning a whopping 36 medals that included 14 gold, 16 silver, and 6 bronze medals. They were dominant to such an extent that the second-placed team on the medal standings, Italy, could collect just 11 medals (four were gold). The country ended their successful campaign at the ISSF World Championship 2022 held in Cairo by finishing second behind China (58) in the medal standings. India (34) clinched 12 gold, 9 silver, and 13 bronze medals in the tournament. Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil (men’s 10m air rifle) and Swapnil Kusale (50m rifle 3 positions) secured the quota places for Paris 2024.
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| Date | Program/ Competition | Venue | Remarks |
| 9th to 14th January 2023 | India Open Competition for Air Weapons | Mhow, M.P., India | |
| 8th to 14th January2023 | Selection Trials 1 & 2 | New Delhi, India | Group A Trials |
| 15th to 24th January 2023 | Open Selection Trials 1 & 2 (Pistol Events) | New Delhi | Group B Trials |
| 15th to 24th January 2023 | Open Selection Trials 1 & 2 (Rifle Events) | Bhopal, India | Group B Trials |
| 1st to 6th February 2023 | Khelo India Youth Games | Bhopal | |
| 1st to 14th February 2023 | Technical National Squad Camp & Preparatory Camp for the shooters selected for World Cup, Cairo | New Delhi | |
| 15th to 28th February 2023 | ISSF World Cup | Cairo, Egypt | To be selected after Trials 1 & 2 |
| 10th to 19th March 2023 | Preparatory Camp for the shooters selected for ISSF World Cup, Bhopal | Bhopal, India | |
| 20th to 31st March 2023 | ISSF World Cup | Bhopal, India | To be selected after Trials 1 & 2 |
| 11th to 17th April 2023 | Selection Trials 3 & 4 | Bhopal, India | Group A Trials |
| 13th to 30th April 2023 | Open Selection Trials 3 & 4 | New Delhi | Group B Trials |
| 20th to 23rd April 2023 | Ammunition Testing | Germany | |
| 24th April to 1st May 2023 | Preparatory Camp for the shooters selected for ISSF World Cup, Baku | New Delhi, India | |
| 25th April to 1st May 2023 | Training Camp for Rapid Fire Shooters only | France! Germany | Only Rapid Fire Shooters selected for Baku |
| 2nd to 15th May 2023 | ISSF World Cup | Baku, Azerbaijan | To be selected on the ranking after Bhopal WC |
| 16th to 30th May 2023 | All India Kumar Surendra Singh Shooting Championship | New Delhi! Bhopal | |
| 20th to 31st May 2023 | Preparatory Camp for the shooters selected for ISSF Junior World, Suhl | New Delhi, India | |
| 1st to 12th June 2023 | ISSF Junior World Cup, Suhl | Suhl, Germany | To be selected after Trials 3 & 4 |
| 1st to 15th June 2023 | Training Camp at Olympic Ranges | Chateauroux, France | Selected Shooters only after Trials 3 & 4 |
| 24th to 30th June 2023 | Selection Trials 5 & 6 | New Delhi | Group A Trials |
| 1st to 11th July 2023 | Preparatory Camp for the shooters selected for ISSF Junior World Championship, Changwon | Patiala | |
| 12th to 28th July 2023 | ISSF Junior World Championship, Changwon | Changwon, Korea | To be selected on the ranking after JWC Suhl |
| 10th to 25th July 2023 | Technical National Squad Coaching Camp | New Delhi, India | |
| 12th to 30th July 2023 | Open Selection Trials 5 & 6 | Bhopal | Group B Trials |
| 1st to 11th August 2023 | Pre-departure Camp for the shooters selected for ISSF World Championship, Baku | New Delhi, India | |
| 12th August to 3rd September 2023 | ISSF World Championship, Baku | Baku, Azerbaijan | To be selected after Trials 5 & 6 |
| 12th to 20th September 2023 | Pre-departure Camp for the shooters selected for Asian Games | New Delhi, India | |
| 21st September to 8th October 2023 | Asian Games | Hangzhou, China | To be selected after Trials 3 & 4 |
| 10th to 19th October 2023 | Pre-departure Camp for the shooters selected for Asian Shooting Championship | New Delhi, India | |
| 20th October to 2nd November 2023 | Asian Shooting Championship, Changwon | Changwon, Korea | To be selected on the ranking after Baku WCH |
| 20th November to 12th December 2023 | 66th National Shooting Championship Competitions (NSCC) | TBD |
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