Live watch, ISSF World Cup, New Delhi: Anish Bhanwala aims for Tokyo berth; focus on Pak shooter too
The first combined ISSF World Cup of 2021 will be an opportunity for 25m men’s pistol shooters to earn ranking points for Tokyo. Watch the ISSF World Cup live!
As many as 57 Indian shooters will be seen in action at the first ISSF World Cup of 2021, which begins at the Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range in New Delhi on Thursday.
The ISSF World Cup will offer Olympic ranking points for rifle and pistol shooters, and youngster Anish Bhanwala will be hoping to earn enough to earn a ticket to Tokyo 2020.
Skeet shooter Usman Chand, the lone shooter from Pakistan at the ISSF World Cup, will also be looking to make the most of his opportunity after being given a visa to travel only last week.
The 18-year-old Anish Bhanwala, a 2018 Commonwealth Games gold-medallist, is currently ranked 12th in the 25m Rapid Fire Pistol rankings and can boost his chances of a maiden Games appearance if he clinches gold.
The ISSF World Cup in New Delhi will be the first international event of 2021 for 13 of 15 Indian shooters who have already won a quota place for the Tokyo Olympics.
Divyansh Singh Panwar and Elavenil Valarivan, the top-ranked shooters in the 10m Air Rifle men’s and women’s, respectively, are in the Indian squad for the ISSF World Cup.
The tournament will also serve as good preparation for other medal favourites Manu Bhaker, Saurabh Chaudhary and Abhishek Verma.
Skeet shooters Angad Bajwa and Mairaj Ahmad Khan, who won a team bronze at the ISSF Shotgun World Cup in Cairo last month will be looking for better performance in the individual events this time around.
China, Japan and Germany, among others, have decided to give the event a miss while the England and Brazil shooting squad will be raring to go after serving a mandatory one-week period of hard quarantine in New Delhi.
Where to watch the ISSF World Cup live in India?
Fans in India can watch live streaming of the ISSF World Cup on the ISSF YouTube channel and the ISSF Facebook page. A live stream is also available on ISSF’s Vimeo page.
Only the finals of each event will be streamed live.
ISSF World Cup 2021: Schedule and India start times
All times are in Indian Standard Time (IST)
Friday, March 19
10m Air Rifle Men – 1:45 PM IST
10m Air Rifle Women – 3:45 PM IST
Saturday, March 20
Skeet Men – 9:00 AM IST
10m Air Rifle Men Final – 1:00 PM IST
10m Air Rifle Women Final – 2:30 PM IST
10m Air Pistol (Men and Women) – 2:45 PM IST
10m Air Pistol Women Final – 5:30 PM IST
10m Air Pistol Men Final – 7:00 PM IST
Sunday, March 21
10m Air Rifle Team (Men and Women) – 8:45 AM IST
10m Air Rifle Mixed Team – 3:00 PM IST
Monday, March 22
Skeet Team (Men and Women) - 9:00 AM IST
10m Air Rifle Mixed Team Final - 10:00 AM IST
10m Air Pistol Mixed Team Stage 1 - 10:30 AM IST
10m Air Pistol Mixed Team Stage 2 - 11:45 AM IST
10m Air Pistol Mixed Team Final - 1:15 PM IST
Skeet Team Women Final - 3:45 PM IST
Skeet Team Men Final - 5:00 PM IST
Tuesday, March 23
Skeet Mixed Team - 9:00 AM IST
25m Pistol Women Precision Stage - 12:00 PM IST
50m Rifle 3 Positions Men - 12:15 PM IST
Skeet Mixed Team Final - 3:00 PM IST
Wednesday, March 24
25m Pistol Women Rapid Fire Stage - 9:00 AM IST
50m Rifle 3 Positions Men Final - 9:30 AM IST
50m Rifle 3 Positions Women - 11:15 AM IST
25m Pistol Women Final - 12:00 PM IST
50m Rifle 3 Positions Team Men Stage 1 - 3:00 PM IST
50m Rifle 3 Positions Women Final - 3:30 PM IST
50m Rifle 3 Positions Team Men Stage 2 - 4:30 PM IST
Thursday, March 25
25m Rapid Fire Pistol Men Stage 1 - 9:00 AM IST
Trap (Men and Women) - 9:00 AM IST
Trap Team (Men and Women) - 9:00 AM IST
50m Rifle 3 Positions Team Women Stage 1 - 9:30 AM IST
50m Rifle 3 Positions Team Men Final - 11:00 AM IST
50m Rifle 3 Positions Team Women Stage 2 - 11:00 AM IST
50m Rifle 3 Positions Team Women Final - 12:45 PM IST
25m Pistol Team Women - 1:00 PM IST
50m Rifle 3 Positions Mixed Team Stage 1 - 3:15 PM IST
25m Pistol Team Women Final - 4:30 PM IST
50m Rifle 3 Positions Mixed Team Stage 2 - 4:45 PM IST
Friday, March 26
25m Rapid Fire Pistol Men Stage 2 - 9:00 AM IST
Trap (Men and Women) - 9:00 AM IST
Trap Team (Men and Women) - 9:00 AM IST
50m Rifle 3 Positions Mixed Team Final - 9:30 AM IST
25m Rapid Fire Pistol Men Final - 12:45 PM IST
Trap Women Final - 3:45 PM IST
Trap Men Final - 5:00 PM IST
Saturday, March 27
25m Rapid Fire Pistol Mixed Team - 9:00 AM IST
Trap Mixed Team - 9:00 AM IST
25m Rapid Fire Pistol Mixed Team Final - 2:00 PM IST
Trap Mixed Team Final - 4:00 PM IST
Saturday, March 28
25m Rapid Fire Pistol Team Men - 9:00 AM IST
Trap Team (Men and Women) - 9:00 AM IST
25m Rapid Fire Pistol Team Men Final - 1:00 PM IST
Trap Team Women Final - 4:00 PM IST
Trap Team Men Final - 5:15 PM IST