ISSF World Cup 2023 Baku: LIVE Streaming, When and Where to Watch, Indian Contingent

The ISSF YouTube Channel will be live-streaming the ISSF World Cup in Baku in 2023 from 8-15 May. Live streaming of each competition

Pistol shooter Manu Bhaker is a part of the Asian Airgun Championship 2022. (Credits - Manu BHaker/Instagram)
By Pushkar Pandey | May 8, 2023 | 3 Min Read follow icon Follow Us

The Baku leg of the ISSF World Cup 2023 will be held from May 8 to May 15, 2023. Manu Bhaker, who won the gold medal at the Youth Olympics, and Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil, the current world champion in the men’s 10m air rifle, Will head a 34-person Indian delegation at the ISSF World Cup 2023 for rifle/pistol shooters, which gets underway on Wednesday in Baku, Azerbaijan. The competition in Baku is the penultimate round of the ISSF World Cup for rifle/pistol shooters. Before the ISSF World Championships begin in November in Doha, the final stage will be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Manu Bhaker will participate in her favorite 10m and 25m pistol shooting competitions. After completing Stage 2 in Cairo, Rudranksh Balasaheb Patil will compete in the individual 10m air rifle event for his second gold medal of the year. Rudrankksh Patil’s gold medal at the world championships last year helped India qualify for the Paris 2024 Olympics. At the Baku meet, Divyansh Singh Panwar will be with him. Swapnil Kusale, an ISSF World Cup gold medalist, will compete in the men’s 50m rifle 3 positions. In addition, his fourth-place finish at the world championships the previous year earned India a quota spot for Paris 2024. Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, an Olympian, will compete alongside him in the men’s 50-meter rifle three-position event.

Anjum Moudgil, an Olympian from Tokyo, will head India’s challenge in the women’s 50-meter rifle third position. Among the other seasoned shooters on the Indian team are women’s rifle former junior world champion Elavenil Valarivan and women’s pistol silver medalist Esha Singh from the world junior championships. With three gold medals and four bronze, India is in fourth place overall in the 2023 ISSF World Cup standings. China tops the table with seven gold medals and two silver medals.

Where to watch

The ISSF YouTube Channel will be live-streaming the ISSF World Cup Baku 2023 from 8-15 May. Live streaming of each competition will only be available for the finals. Any Indian TV channel will not broadcast the event live.

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Indian shooting squad

Men

10m air rifle: Arjun Babuta, Divyansh Singh Panwar, Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil, Shahu Tushar Mane, Hriday Hazarika
50m rifle 3 positions: Swapnil Kusale, Akhil Sheoran, Pankaj Mukheja, Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar
10m air pistol: Varun Tomar, Arjun Singh Cheema, Shiva Narwal, Sarabjot Singh
25m rapid fire pistol: Ankur Goel, Arpit Goel, Adarsh Singh, Anish, Vijayveer Sidhu

Women

10m air rifle: Narmada, Nithin Raju, Elavenil Valarivan, Ramita, Tilottama Sen, Nancy
50m rifle 3 positions: Anjum Moudgil, Nischal, Shriyanka Sadangi, Sift Kaur Samra, Manini Kaushik
10m air pistol: Esha Singh, Manu Bhaker, Divya TS, Rhythm Sangwan
25m pistol: Esha Singh, Abhidnya Ashok Patil, Niveditha Veloornair, Manu Bhaker, Rhythm Sangwan

Mixed team

Air rifle: Hriday Hazarika-Tilottama Sen, Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil-Ramita
Air pistol: Varun Tomar-Esha Singh, Sarabjot Singh-Divya TS

Schedule for ISSF World Cup 2023 Baku

All times are India Standard Time (IST)

May 10, Wednesday

Men 10m Final air pistol- 1:40 PM
Women 10m Final air pistol – 5:40 PM

May 11, Thursday

Mixed team 10m Final air rifle- 12:10 PM
Mixed team 10m Final air pistol- 2:40 PM

May 12, Friday

Riflemen 10m Final air- 1:40 PM
Women 10m Final air rifle – 5:40 PM

May 13, Saturday

Women 25m Final pistol- 12:25 PM
Men 50m Final rifle 3 positions- 4:25 PM

May 14, Sunday

Men 25m Final rapid-fire pistol- 4:40 PM
Women 50m Final rifle 3 position- 6:55 PM

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