Six Indian skeet shooters to compete at ISSF World Championship for Shotgun in Greece

Olympians Mairaj Ahmad Khan and Anantjeet Singh Naruka volition pb a six-member Indian skeet squad astatine the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Championship for Shotgun opening present connected Friday (October 10, 2025).

Bhavtegh Singh Gill is the 3rd Indian successful the men's field.

In the women’s section, different Olympian Raiza Dhillon volition spearhead the Indian situation alongside Ganemat Sekhon and Parinaaz Dhaliwal.

The reigning Asian champion Naruka volition articulation a formidable line-up of 121 shooters, headlined by Vincent Hancock of the United States, a four-time Olympic champion and three-time satellite champion.

Mairaj, India’s astir palmy planetary skeet shooter, volition look to usage his acquisition to triumph a 3rd idiosyncratic ISSF medal.

The others successful the fray see Paris Olympics metallic medallist Conner Prince, on with 2023 World Championship metallic medallist Eetu Kallioinen of Finland and bronze victor Azmy Mehelba of Egypt.

Adding further contention to the men’s tract are respective apical shooters including satellite No 1 Christian Elliott (USA), satellite No 3 Hector Andres Flores Barahona of Chile and satellite No 4 Jakub Tomecek of Czechia.

The women’s skeet contention volition diagnostic 63 shooters vying for apical honours.

Dhillon enters the title pursuing her back-to-back metallic medals astatine the Junior World Cup successful Suhl and New Delhi, on with a beardown fifth-place decorativeness astatine the elder Lima World Cup earlier successful the year.

Sekhon, besides a erstwhile Junior World Championship metallic medallist, volition besides vie for a 3rd idiosyncratic ISSF medal.

Leading the planetary tract is satellite No 1 Samantha Simonton of the USA, who won golden successful Lonato and besides secured metallic successful the Lima and Nicosia World Cup stages. She volition beryllium joined by her compatriot Dania Jo Vizzi, satellite No 3 and the Baku World Championship metallic medallist.

Also successful contention are satellite No 2 Arina Kuznetsova (AIN), and satellite No 6 Emmanouela Katzouraki of Greece.

Veteran American Kimberly Rhode (world No 11), a three-time Olympic golden medallist, and China’s Jiang Yiting (world No 7) completes a highly competitory women’s field.

The skeet qualification rounds volition commencement connected Friday with the shooters firing 50 targets each connected Day 1 and Day 2, followed by 25 targets connected October 12.

After a full of 125 targets, the apical six shooters successful some men’s and women’s events volition suffice for the finals scheduled connected Sunday.