ISSF Junior World Cup 2023 shooting: India aim to top again in Suhl - full schedule, squad
A total of 39 Indian shooters will compete at the under-21 Junior World Cup from June 1-9 in Germany.
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Rajkanwar Singh Sandhu and Simranpreet Kaur Brar will lead a 39-member Indian shooting contingent at the ISSF Junior World Cup 2023 in Suhl, Germany, from June 1 to 9.
The ISSF Junior World Cup is for shooters under the age of 21 and will feature events in all three disciplines – pistol, rifle and shotgun.
Simranpreet Kaur Brar won a gold medal at the ISSF Junior World Cup 2022, also held in Suhl. The 18-year-old Simranpreet had topped the podium in the 25m rapid fire pistol mixed team event with partner Vijayveer Sidhu. She also won a silver in the same event at the ISSF World Championship in Cairo last year with Anish Bhanwala.
The 20-year-old Rajkanwar Singh Sandhu also won a bronze medal in the 25m pistol event at the ISSF Junior World Cup 2018 and bagged a silver in Suhl last year.
Dhanush Srikanth, who won a gold medal in the junior men’s air rifle team event at the 2021 World Championships held in Peru, is also part of the Indian squad. The 20-year-old also bagged two gold medals in the 2019 Asian Championships in Doha, Qatar. The 15-year-old Abhinav Shaw - a silver medal winner in the men’s10m air rifle at the ISSF Junior World Cup last year - will also be in the fray.
The Suhl meet is the only ISSF World Cup for junior shooters this year. The nine-day event will be followed by the Junior World Championships in Changwon, Korea from July 14 to 25 this year.
India had topped the medals tally at the Junior Shooting World Cup in Suhl last year, with 33 medals - 13 golds, 15 silvers, and five bronze. Manu Bhaker and Saurabh Chaudhary were part of that squad.
ISSF Junior World Cup 2023 Suhl: Indian team
Air rifle junior men: Saalim, Abhinav Shaw, Dhanush Srikanth
Air rifle junior women: Swati Chowdhury, Gautami Bhanot, Sonam Uttam Maskar
50m rifle 3p junior men: Harsh Singla, Ramanya Tomer, Parikshit Singh Brar
50m rifle 3p junior women: Nikita Kundu, Nupur Kumarwat, Shranya Lakhan
Air pistol junior men: Abhinav Chaudhary, Shubham Bisla, Amit Sharma
Air pistol junior women: Sainyam, Suruchi, Urva Chaudhary
25m rapid fire pistol junior men: Rajkanwar Singh Sandhu, Sameer, Jatin
25m sports pistol junior men: Swaraj Sachin Bhondave, Amanpreet Singh, Meshaak Ponnudurai P
25m sports pistol junior women: Megana Sadula, Payal, Simranpreet Kaur Brar
Trap junior men: Bakthiyaruddin Malek, Aryvansh Tyagi, Shardul Vihan
Trap junior women: Sabeera Haris, Preeti Rajak, Bhavya Tripathi
Skeet junior men: Rituraj Singh Bundela, Harmehar Singh Lally, Abhay Singh Sekhon
Skeet junior women: Raiza Dhillon, Sanjana Sood, Zahra Mufaddal Deesawala
Air rifle junior mixed team: Saalim/Swati Chowdhury, Abhinav Shaw/Gautami Bhanot
Air pistol junior mixed team: Abhinav Chaudhary/Sainyam, Shubham Bisla/Suruchi
Skeet junior mixed team: Rituraj Singh Bundela/Raiza Dhillon, Harmehar Singh Lally/Sanjana Sood
ISSF Junior World Cup 2023 Suhl: Schedule for finals and live India start times
All times are India Standard Time (IST)
June 3, Saturday
Final 10m air pistol women - 3:45 PM
Final 10m air pistol men - 7:45 PM
June 4, Sunday
Final 10m air rifle mixed team - 2:15 PM
Final 10m air pistol mixed team - 4:45 PM
Final women’s skeet - 7:00 PM
Final men’s skeet - 8:30 PM
June 5, Monday
Final 10m air rifle men - 3:45 PM
Final 10m air rifle women - 9:00 PM
Final skeet mixed team - 6:00 PM
June 6, Tuesday
Final 25m pistol women - 2:30 PM
Final 50m rifle 3 positions women - 6:15 PM
June 7, Wednesday
Final 25m rapid fire pistol men - 6:15 PM
Final 50m rifle 3 positions men - 7:30 PM
June 8, Thursday
Final 25m pistol mixed team - 2:45 PM
Final 50m prone mixed cup - 4:30 PM
Final trap women - 6:30 PM
Final trap men - 7:45 PM