Shooting
NRAI announces Indian squads for upcoming international events
Veterans and young talent headline India's shooting squads for Asian Championship and ISSF World Cups in 2025

Rudrankksh Patil secured the gold medal in the men’s 10m air rifle event at the season-opening ISSF Shooting World Cup (Photo credit: Rudrankksh/IG)
The National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) has announced the Indian squads for four major upcoming international shooting competitions: the senior squad for the 16th Asian Shooting Championship (Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun); the senior squad for the ISSF World Cup (Rifle/Pistol) and the junior squads for both the 16th ASC and the ISSF Junior World Cup (Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun).
The 16th Asian Shooting Championship is scheduled to be held in Shymkent, Kazakhstan from August 16 to 30, 2025. Following that, the ISSF World Cup for rifle and pistol events will take place in Ningbo, China, from September 7 to 15.
The Indian capital city of New Delhi will host the ISSF Junior World Cup from September 24 to October 2, bringing the international junior shooting scene to home soil.
In the senior category, the ASC squad consists of 35 athletes who will compete in 16 events, including four mixed team competitions. Among the standouts is Olympian Manu Bhaker, who remains the only shooter selected for two individual events: the women’s 10m air pistol and 25m pistol.
Other prominent names making their return to the senior squad include Rudrankksh Patil, the former men’s air rifle world champion, along with Olympians Anjum Moudgil (women’s 50m rifle 3 positions), Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar (men’s 50m rifle 3 positions), Saurabh Chaudhary (men’s 10m air pistol), and Kynan Chenai (men’s trap).
Swapnil Kusale and Rahi Sarnobat, both decorated shooters, have been named in the squad for the ISSF World Cup in Ningbo.
Notably, athletes such as Esha Singh, Mehuli Ghosh, and Kiran Ankush Jadhav have been selected for both the Asian Championship and World Cup squads.
On the junior front, NRAI has announced two squads of 36 members each for the ASC and the ISSF World Cup. The rosters are identical with the exception of Raiza Dhillon, who has been selected for the senior team in the Asian Championship and will compete in the junior women’s skeet team at the Delhi event, replacing Mansi Raghuvanshi.
Indian Senior Squad for Asian Shooting Championship, Kazakhstan
Individual Events
Air Rifle – Men: Rudrankksh B. Patil, Arjun Babuta, Kiran Ankush Jadhav
Air Rifle – Women: Mehuli Ghosh, Elavenil Valarivan, Ananya Naidu
50m Rifle 3 Positions – Men: Chain Singh, Akhil Sheoran, Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar
50m Rifle 3 Positions – Women: Sift Kaur Samra, Ashi Chouksey, Anjum Moudgil
Air Pistol – Men: Saurabh Chaudhary, Aditya Malra, Anmol Jain
Air Pistol – Women: Suruchi, Palak, Manu Bhaker
25m Rapid Fire Pistol – Men: Anish, Neeraj Kumar, Adarsh Singh
25m Sports Pistol – Women: Manu Bhaker, Simranpreet Kaur Brar, Esha Singh
Trap – Men: Lakshay, Kynan Darius Chenai, Bhowneesh Mendiratta
Trap – Women: Neeru, Aashima Ahlawat, Preeti Rajak
Skeet – Men: Abhay Singh Sekhon, Bhavtegh Singh Gill, Anantjeet Singh Naruka
Skeet – Women: Ganemat Sekhon, Raiza Dhillon, Maheshwari Chauhan
Mixed Team Events
Air Rifle Mixed Team: Rudrankksh B. Patil & Mehuli Ghosh, Arjun Babuta & Elavenil Valarivan
Air Pistol Mixed Team: Saurabh Chaudhary & Suruchi, Aditya Malra & Palak
Trap Mixed Team: Lakshay & Neeru, Kynan Darius Chenai & Aashima Ahlawat
Skeet Mixed Team: Abhay Singh Sekhon & Ganemat Sekhon, Bhavtegh Singh Gill & Raiza Dhillon
Indian Shooters for ISSF World Cup, Ningbo, China
Individual Events
Air Rifle – Men: Umamahesh Maddenini, Divyansh Singh Panwar, Niraj Kumar
Air Rifle – Women: Ramita, Meghana M. Sajjanar, Kashika Pradhan
50m Rifle 3 Positions – Men: Swapnil Suresh Kusale, Babu Singh Panwar, Kiran Ankush Jadhav
50m Rifle 3 Positions – Women: Mehuli Ghosh, Surabhi Bharadwaj Rapole, Manini Kaushik
Air Pistol – Men: Amit Sharma, Nishant Rawat, Samrat Rana
Air Pistol – Women: Surbhi Rao, Rhythm Sangwan, Esha Singh
25m Rapid Fire Pistol – Men: Bhavesh Shekhawat, Pradeep Singh Shekhawat, Mandeep Singh
25m Sports Pistol – Women: Rahi Sarnobat, Abhidnya Ashok Patil, Divya T.S
Mixed Team Events
Air Rifle Mixed Team: Umamahesh Maddenini & Ramita, Divyansh Singh Panwar & Meghana M. Sajjanar
Air Pistol Mixed Team: Amit Sharma & Surbhi Rao, Nishant Rawat & Rhythm Sangwan
Indian Junior Squad for Asian Shooting Championship, Kazakhstan
Individual Events
Air Rifle – Junior Men: Naraen Pranav, Himanshu, Abhinav Shaw
Air Rifle – Junior Women: Shambhavi Kshirsagar, Isha Anil Taksale, Hrudya Shri Kondur
50m Rifle 3 Positions – Junior Men: Adriyan Karmakar, Vedant Waghmare, Rohit Kanyan
50m Rifle 3 Positions – Junior Women: Mahit Sandhu, Anushka H Thokur, Prachi Shashikant Gaikwad
Air Pistol – Junior Men: Kapil, Jonathan Gavin Antony, Vijay Kumar Tomar
Air Pistol – Junior Women: Rashmika Sahgal, Vanshika Chaudhary, Mohini Singh
25m Rapid Fire Pistol – Junior Men: Sameer, Abhinav Choudhary, Suraj Sharma
25m Sports Pistol – Junior Women: Riya Shirish Thatte, Tejaswani, Payal
Trap – Junior Men: Arjun, Aryavansh Tyagi, Udhav Singh Rathore
Trap – Junior Women: Addya Katyal, Bhavya Tripathi, Sabeera Haris
Skeet – Junior Men: Harmehar Singh Lally, Ishaan Singh Libraa, Atul Singh Rajawat
Skeet – Junior Women: Yashasvi Rathore, Agrima Kanwar, Mansi Raghuvanshi
Mixed Team Events
Air Rifle Mixed – Junior: Naraen Pranav & Vanitha Suresh, Himanshu & Isha Anil Taksale
Air Pistol Mixed – Junior: Kapil & Rashmika Sahgal, Jonathan Gavin Antony & Vanshika Chaudhary
Trap Mixed – Junior: Arjun & Addya katyal, Aryavansh Tyagi & Bhavya Tripath
Skeet Mixed – Junior: Harmehar Singh Lally & Yashasvi Rathore, Ishaan Singh Libraa & Agrima Kanwar
Indian Junior Squad for ISSF Junior World Cup, New Delhi
Note: Identical to ASC Junior squad except one change below.
Change in Skeet – Junior Women: Raiza Dhillon replaces Mansi Raghuvanshi