In the ISSF World Cup 2023 Bhopal, Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil, the reigning world champion, will be participating in the 10m Air Rifle event alongside Divyansh Singh Panwar.
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India’s top shooters, including world champion Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil and Olympians Manu Bhaker, Anjum Moudgil, Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, and Divyansh Singh Panwar, will be competing in the ISSF World Cup 2023 Bhopal in the rifle/pistil events. The ISSF World Cup 2023 will be held from March 21 to 27 and will feature a total of 198 shooters from 30 countries. The Indian contingent comprises 37 shooters, with 22 of them competing for medals and the remaining aiming to achieve Minimum Qualification Scores (MQS). The competition will comprise 10 finals over five days, with the first competitions scheduled to begin on March 22.
Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil, the reigning world champion, will be participating in the 10m Air Rifle event alongside Divyansh Singh Panwar. Patil’s gold medal was a significant achievement for India, as it was the first gold medal for an Indian shooter in the 10m Air Rifle event at the world championships since Abhinav Bindra in 2006. Patil’s victory also secured another Paris 2024 Olympics quota place for India. In the men’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions, Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, who won gold at the ISSF World Cup Cairo leg, and Swapnil Kusale, who secured an Olympic quota for the nation at the World Championship in Cairo, will be representing India at the ISSF World Cup 2023.
The Indian shooters will be facing tough competition from some of the world’s prominent shooters, including China’s Liu Jinyao and Lu Kaiman, the reigning men’s and women’s world champions in 10m Air Pistol, and American Carolyn Mary Tucker, the Tokyo Olympics 2020 silver medalist in the 10m Air Rifle.
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The LIVE Streaming of the ISSF World Cup 2023 Bhopal will be available on the YouTube Channel of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF).
Here is the schedule for the ISSF World Cup 2023 Bhopal –
March 22, Wednesday
11:10 AM – Final 10m Air Pistol (Men)
1:25 PM – Final 10m Air Pistol (Women)
March 23, Thursday
10:25 AM – Final 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team
11:55 AM – Final 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team
March 24, Friday
11:15 AM – Final 10m Air Rifle (Men)
1:25 PM – Final 10m Air Rifle (Women)
March 25, Saturday
11:40 AM – Final 50m Rifle 3 Positions (Men)
2:55 PM – Final 25m Pistol (Women)
March 26, Sunday
11:40 AM – Final 50m Rifle 3 Positions Women
1:55 PM – Final 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Men
The Indians who are participating at the ISSF World Cup 2023 Bhopal are as follows:
10m Air Rifle: Shahu Tushar Mane (RPO), Divyansh Singh Panwar, Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil, Hriday Hazarika, Arjun Babuta (RPO)
10m Air Pistol: Arjun Singh Cheema (RPO), Sarabjot Singh, Varun Tomar, Shiva Narwal (RPO), Sumit Raman
25m Rapid Fire Pistol: Anish Bhanwala, Vijayveer Sidhu, Ankur Goel, Bhavesh Shekhawat, Mandep Singh
50m Rifle 3 Positions: Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Niraj Kumar, Swapnil Kusale, Akhil Sheoran, Sanjeev Rajput
10m Air Pistol: Rhythm Sangwan, Varun Tomar, Divya Thadigol Subbaraju, Sarabjot Singh,
10m Air Rifle: Hriday Hazarika, Tilottama Sen, Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil, Narmada Nithin Raju
10m Air Pistol: Divya Thadigol Subbaraju, Esha Singh (RPO), Manu Bhaker, Yashaswini Singh Deswal (RPO), Rhythm Sangwan
10m Air Rifle: Nancy (RPO), Narmada Nithin Raju, Ramita, Tilottama Sen, Elavenil Valarivan (RPO)
25m Pistol: Manu Bhaker, Esha Singh, Rhythm Sangwan, Abhidnya Ashok Pati (RPO), Niveditha Veloor Nair (RPO)
50m Rifle 3 Positions: Anjum Moudgil, Ashi Chouksey, Manini Kaushik, Shriyanka Sadangi, Sift Kaur Samra
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