India’s 21-strong shooting team is ready to compete in the upcoming Paris Olympics. A total of 8 shooters in rifle, 7 shooters in pistol, and 6 shooters in shotgun events are participating in the Paris Games.
4 shooters to make their second Olympic appearance
Manu Bhaker, Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Anjum Moudgil, and Elavenil Valarivan will be making their second appearance in the Olympic Games. While the remaining 11 rifle and pistol shooters will be making their debuts in the Summer Games.
Unsatisfactory performance at the Tokyo Olympics
The 15-member squad at the Tokyo Olympics in 2020 failed to win any medal in Japan. Apart from Saurabh Chaudhary, none of the shooters made it to the finals.
Venue for Shooting in the Paris Olympics
The Chateauroux Shooting Centre will host 340 shooters at the Paris 2024 games. The French Shooting Federation integrated the centre in 2018. The centre announced a new “finals” building in 2022, so now it can also host international pistol and rifle finals. This building will host all indoor shooting finals during the Paris 2024 Games.
Indian shooting contingent for Paris 2024
Rifle
Men’s 10m air rifle: Sandeep Singh, Arjun Babuta
Women’s 10m air rifle: Elavenil Valarivan, Ramita Jindal
Women’s 50m rifle 3 positions: Sift Kaur Samra, Anjum Moudgil
Men’s 50m rifle 3 positions: Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Swapnil Kusale
10m air rifle mixed team: Sandeep Singh/Elavenil Valarivan, Arjun Babuta/Ramita Jindal
Pistol
Men’s 10m air pistol: Sarabjot Singh, Arjun Cheema
Women’s 10m air pistol: Manu Bhaker, Rhythm Sangwan
Men’s 25-m rapid fire pistol: Anish Bhanwala, Vijayveer Sidhu
Women’s 25m pistol: Manu Bhaker, Esha Singh
10m air pistol mixed team: Sarabjot Singh/Manu Bhaker, Arjun Singh Cheema/Rhythm Sangwan
Shotgun
Men’s trap: Prithviraj Tondaiman
Women’s trap: Rajeshwari Kumari, Shreyasi Singh
Men’s skeet: Anantjeet Singh Naruka
Women’s skeet: Maheshwari Chauhan, Raiza Dhillon
Skeet mixed team: Anantjeet Singh Naruka/Maheshwari Chauhan
Schedule for Shooting
| Event | When |
|---|---|
| Men’s, Women’s, and Mixed Air Rifle | 27 July to 29 July |
| Men’s, Women’s, and Mixed Air Pistol | 28 July to 30 July |
| Men’s and Women’s Trap | July 30 and 31 |
| Men’s and Women’s Rifle 3 Position | August 1 and 2 |
| Men’s and Women’s Pistol | August 3 to August 5 |
| Men’s, Women’s, and Mixed Skeet | August 3 to August 5 |
