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India volition tract a 22-member squad astatine the ISSF Rifle/Pistol World Cup successful Munich from May 24 to 31, with treble Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker acceptable to vie successful 2 idiosyncratic pistol events too the mixed squad competition.
The National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) connected Sunday (May 24, 2026) announced a squad blending experienced campaigners with young shooters for what is regarded arsenic 1 of the sport's premier yearly events.
Alongside Manu, Olympian and satellite title medallist Esha Singh volition besides diagnostic successful 2 idiosyncratic pistol events arsenic India's starring shooters instrumentality to top-level planetary contention distant from location for the archetypal clip this season.
The contention volition statesman from May 26 with the women's 25m pistol precision stage. The qualification circular of men's 10m aerial pistol and the elimination circular of women's 50m firearm 3 positions volition besides beryllium held connected the opening day, on with qualification for the men's 10m aerial firearm event.
The archetypal finals of the tourney — men's 10m aerial pistol and men's 10m aerial firearm — are besides scheduled connected the opening day.
A full of 696 shooters from 80 countries, including respective Olympic and satellite champions, are expected to vie astatine the Munich World Cup, which serves arsenic a large preparatory lawsuit up of the World Championships and different marquee multi-sport competitions aboriginal this year.
India had won 1 golden medal astatine the season's archetypal Rifle/Pistol World Cup successful Granada successful April, wherever the state had fielded shooters ranked betwixt 3rd and sixth domestically.
The Munich event, however, volition diagnostic India's top-ranked firearm and pistol shooters against a beardown planetary field.
