The ISSF World Cup 2023 Bhopal beings on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, check out how fans in India can watch the live streaming, Indian shooting squad, the full schedule, and more
The event will feature a total of 37 Indian shooters taking part in 10 events across Bhopal.
ISSF World Cup 2023 Bhopal schedule, date, time, squad, events, venue and live streaming telecast
President Rossi and Ms. Rossi arrived in Bhopal, India to oversee the Rifle and Pistol World Cup Stage. The event begin with the opening ceremony. The official competition will start on 22nd with 208 athletes from 31 countries. President Rossi wishes everyone good luck! pic.twitter.com/4w82h6dzC7
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Out of the 37 participants, only 22 of the shooters will be competing for medals while the remaining will compete solely for ranking points.
ISSF World Cup 2023 Bhopal
The ISSF World Cup 2023 Bhopal, will feature a total of 198 shooters from 30 different countries. The participants will take part in 10 different individual and team event finals, spread over five days.
Players to watch
There are several players to watch out during competition. Some of them include Youth Olympic Games champion Manu Bhaker, who will be participating in the women’s 10m Air Pistol and 25m Pistol Events. Another shooter is female shooter Anjum Moudgil, who will compete in the 50m Rifle 3 Positions.
Meanwhile, the men’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions will feature shooters like Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar and Swapnil Kusale. Swapnil previously secured an Olympic quota for India during the ISSF World Championship 2022 in Cairo.
Divyansh Singh Panwar and Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil will meanwhile, compete in the 10m Air Rifle event. Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil, who is just 19-year-old, won a gold at the ISSF Rifle/Pistol World Championships last October. The win helped her secure a Paris 2024 Olympics quota.
Patil’s gold medal marked the first top podium finish for an Indian in the 10m Air Rifle event at the world championships. The last Indian who won such a title was former Olympic champion Abhinav Bindra (2006).
China’s Liu Jinyao and Lu Kaiman are among the international shooters worth watching. The duo is the reigning men’s and women’s world champions in 10m Air Pistol. Meanwhile, American Carolyn Mary Tucker, who won silver in the Tokyo Olympics in 10m Air Rifle, will also compete.
ISSF Rifle and Pistol World Cup 2023 Bhopal how to watch live streaming in India
Fans in India can watch the ISSF Rifle/Pistol World Cup 2023 Bhopal the live streaming on the ISSF’s YouTube channel. The channel will live stream only the finals of each event.
ISSF World Cup 2023 Bhopal Indian shooting squad
Women shooters
| Event | Shooters |
| 10m Air Pistol | Manu Bhaker, Yashaswini Singh Deswal |
| 10m Air Rifle | Nancy, Ramita, Tilottama Sen, Elavenil Valarivan |
| 25m Pistol | Manu Bhaker, Esha Singh, Rhythm Sangwan, Abhidnya Ashok Patil, Niveditha Veloor Nair |
| 50m Rifle 3 Positions | Ashi Chouksey, Manini Kaushik, Shriyanka Sadangi, Sift Kaur Samra, Anjum Moudgil |
Men
| Event | Shooters |
| 10m Air Pistol | Arjun Singh Cheema, Hriday Hazarika, Sarabjot Singh, Varun Tomar, Shiva Narwal, Sumit Raman |
| 10m Air Rifle | Shahu Tushar Mane, Divyansh Singh Panwar, Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil, Hriday Hazarika, Arjun Babuta |
| 25m Rapid Fire Pistol | Anish, Ankur Goel, Bhavesh Shekhawat, Mandep Singh, Vijayveer Sidhu
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| 50m Rifle 3 Positions | Niraj Kumar, Swapnil Kusale, Akhil Sheoran, Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Sanjeev Rajput |
Mixed Team
| 10m Air Pistol | Rhythm Sangwan, Divya Thadigol Subbaraju, Sarabjot Singh, Varun Tomar |
| 10m Air Rifle | Hriday Hazarika, Tilottama Sen, Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil |
ISSF World Cup Bhopal full schedule and live India start times
Given below is the full schedule for the ISSF World Cup Bhopal along with the live start times:
March 22, Wednesday
| Event | Time |
| 10m Air Pistol Men | 9 AM IST onwards |
| Final 10m Air Pistol Men | 11:10 AM IST onwards |
| 10m Air Pistol Women | 11:15 AM IST onwards |
| Final 10m Air Pistol Women | 1:25 PM IST onwards |
March 23, Thursday
| Event | Time |
| 10 m Air Rifle Mixed Team | 9 PM IST onwards |
| Final 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team | 10:25 AM IST onwards |
| 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team | 10:30 AM IST onwards |
| Final 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team | 11:55 AM IST onwards |
March 24, Friday
| Event | Time |
| 25m Pistol Women Precision Stage | 9 AM IST onwards |
| 10m Air Rifle Men | 9 AM IST onwards |
| Final 10m Air Rifle Men | 11:15 AM IST onwards |
| 10m Air Rifle Women | 11:15 AM IST onwards |
| Final 10m Air Rifle Women | 1:25 PM IST onwards |
March 25, Saturday
| Event | Time |
| 50m Rifle 3 Positions Men | 9 AM IST onwards |
| 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Men Stage 1 | 9 AM IST onwards |
| Final 50m Rifle 3 Positions Men | 11:40 AM onwards |
| 25m Pistol Women Rapid Fire Stage | 1 PM IST |
| Final 25m Pistol Women | 2:55 PM onwards |
March 26, Sunday
| Event | Time |
| 50m Rifle 3 Positions Women | 9 AM IST onwards |
| 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Men Stage 2 | 9 AM IST onwards |
| Final 50m Rifle 3 Positions Women | 11:40 AM IST onwards |
| Final 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Men | 1:55 PM IST onwards |