Indian shooting stars are gearing up for the Paris Olympics 2024, which will start on July 26. India has high hopes from our shooters following their remarkable success in the Asian Games, where they won 26 medals. The National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) has announced a strong 15-member team for the upcoming mega event.
Manu Bhaker is the only shooter participating in more than one individual event and the pistol mixed team event.
Apart from her, Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar will participate in the 50m rifle event, while Anjum Moudgil and Elavenil Valarivan will feature in their second Olympic Games. The remaining 11 rifle and pistol shooters will be making their Olympic debuts.
India’s shooting contingent
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.
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Pistol
Men’s 10m air pistol: Sarabjot Singh, Arjun Cheema
Women’s 10m air pistol: Manu Bhaker, Rhythm Sangwan
Men’s 25m 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
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