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 

EventWhenMen’s, Women’s, and Mixed Air Rifle27 July to 29 JulyMen’s, Women’s, and Mixed Air Pistol28 July to 30 JulyMen’s and Women’s TrapJuly 30 and 31Men’s and Women’s Rifle 3 PositionAugust 1 and 2Men’s and Women’s PistolAugust 3 to August 5Men’s, Women’s, and Mixed SkeetAugust 3 to August 5

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