ISSF World Cup 2023 Baku, live streaming: Manu Bhaker to lead strong Indian shooting squad – full schedule

Youth Olympic Games gold medallist Manu Bhaker and reigning men’s 10m air rifle world champion Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil will lead a strong 34-member Indian contingent at the ISSF World Cup 2023 for rifle/pistol shooters in Baku, Azerbaijan, starting from Wednesday.

The competition in Baku is the penultimate stage of the ISSF World Cup for rifle/pistol shooters. The final stage will be held at the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro before the ISSF World Championships take place in November at Doha.

Manu Bhaker will be competing in her pet 10m and 25m pistol shooting events. Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil, in 10m air rifle, will look for his second gold medal of the year in the individual category after acing Stage 2 in Cairo.

Last year, Rudrankksh Patil secured a quota place for India for the Paris 2024 Olympics by winning gold at the world championships. He will be joined by Divyansh Singh Panwar at the Baku meet.

ISSF World Cup gold medallist Swapnil Kusale will compete in the men’s 50m rifle 3 positions. He also earned a Paris 2024 quota place for India by finishing fourth at last year’s world championships. He will be joined by Olympian Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar in the men’s 50m rifle 3 positions competition.

Tokyo Olympian Anjum Moudgil, meanwhile, will lead India’s challenge in the women’s 50m rifle 3 positions. World junior championships silver medallist Esha Singh (women’s pistol) and former junior world champion Elavenil Valarivan (women’s rifle) are some of the other established shooters in the Indian team.

In the overall 2023 ISSF World Cup standings, India are fourth with three golds and four bronze. China, with seven golds and two silvers, top the table.

The ISSF World Cup Baku 2023 will conclude on May 14.

Where to watch ISSF World Cup 2023 Baku live in India

Live streaming of the ISSF World Cup 2023 Baku will be available on Olympics.com. Only the finals of each event will be streamed live. There will be no live telecast of the event on any TV channel in India.

ISSF World Cup Baku 2023: Indian shooting squad

Men

10m air rifle: Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil, Shahu Tushar Mane, Hriday Hazarika, Arjun Babuta, Divyansh Singh Panwar

50m rifle 3 positions: Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Swapnil Kusale, Akhil Sheoran, Pankaj Mukheja

10m air pistol: Shiva Narwal, Sarabjot Singh, Varun Tomar, Arjun Singh Cheema

25m rapid fire pistol: Anish, Vijayveer Sidhu, Ankur Goel, Arpit Goel, Adarsh Singh

Women

10m air rifle: Ramita, Tilottama Sen, Nancy, Narmada Nithin Raju, Elavenil Valarivan

50m rifle 3 positions: Sift Kaur Samra, Manini Kaushik, Anjum Moudgil, Nischal, Shriyanka Sadangi

10m air pistol: Divya TS, Rhythm Sangwan, Esha Singh, Manu Bhaker

25m pistol: Manu Bhaker, Rhythm Sangwan, Esha Singh, Abhidnya Ashok Patil, Niveditha Veloornair

Mixed team

Air rifle: Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil-Ramita, Hriday Hazarika-Tilottama Sen

Air pistol: Sarabjot Singh-Divya TS, Varun Tomar-Esha Singh

ISSF World Cup 2023 Baku: Schedule for medal matches and live India start times

All times are India Standard Time (IST)

May 10, Wednesday

Final 10m air pistol men - 1:40 PM IST

Final 10m air pistol women - 5:40 PM IST

May 11, Thursday

Final 10m air rifle mixed team - 12:10 PM IST

Final 10m air pistol mixed team - 2:40 PM IST

May 12, Friday

Final 10m air rifle men - 1:40 PM IST

Final 10m air rifle women - 5:40 PM IST

May 13, Saturday

Final 25m pistol women - 12:25 PM IST

Final 50m rifle 3 positions men - 4:25 PM IST

May 14, Sunday

Final 25m rapid fire pistol men - 4:40 PM IST

Final 50m rifle 3 positions women - 6:55 PM IST