SportsPosted at: Oct 7 2026 9:58PM


Shooting: Swapnil, Sarabjot lead India at ISSF World Cup in Cairo

Cairo, Oct 7 (UNI) Olympic medallists Swapnil Kusale and Sarabjot Singh will headline a 35-member Indian shooting contingent at the ISSF World Cup 2026 here in Egypt, starting from Thursday.
The Cairo meet is the fourth and final ISSF World Cup of the year for rifle and pistol shooters.
Medal events will be held from October 10 to 15 at the Egyptian International Olympic City Shooting Range, according to olympics.com.
Of the 35 Indian shooters entered in Cairo, 11 will compete exclusively for Ranking Points Only (RPO). India will field a completely different rifle and pistol contingent from the one that competed at the recently concluded Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya.

The change in personnel is in line with the National Rifle Association of India’s (NRAI) selection plan for the season. While the Asian Games squad was earmarked as Team A after selection trials, the Cairo World Cup was designated for Team B.
ISSF World Cup 2026 Cairo: Indian shooting squad:
Men

10m air rifle: Arjun Babuta, Srikanth Dhanush, Paarth Makhija, Divyansh Singh Panwar*, Samarvir Singh*

50m rifle 3 positions: Kiran Ankush Jadhav*, Adriyan Karmakar, Swapnil Kusale, Akhil Sheoran, Nikhil Tanwar*

10m air pistol: Jonathan Gavin Antony*, Ajendra Singh Chauhan, Udhayveer Sidhu, Sarabjot Singh, Yogesh Kumar*

25m rapid fire pistol: Ankur Goel, Suraj Sharma, Udhayveer Sidhu*, Vijayveer Sidhu
Women

10m air rifle: Ismita Bhowal, Arya Borse, Khyaty Chaudhary, Meghana Sajjanar*, Shruti*

50m rifle 3 positions: Manini Kaushik, Anjum Moudgil, Ayushi Podder

10m air pistol: Muskan, Palak Gulia, Surbhi Rao, Rhythm Sangwan*, Anjali Shekhawat*

25m pistol: Rhythm Sangwan, Riya Singh*, Divya Thadigol Subbaraju, Niveditha Veloor Nair*, Chinki Yadav
Mixed team

10m air rifle: Arya Borse, Khyaty Chaudhary, Srikanth Dhanush, Paarth Makhija

10m air pistol: Ajendra Singh Chauhan, Muskan, Palak Gulia, Udhayveer Sidhu *Ranking Points
Only (RPO) Swapnil Kusale, who became the first Indian to win an Olympic medal in the men’s 50m rifle 3 positions with bronze at Paris 2024, will spearhead India’s challenge in the event. Adriyan Karmakar, son of Olympian Joydeep Karmakar, is also part of India’s 50m rifle 3 positions line-up.

Sarabjot Singh, who partnered Manu Bhaker to the 10m air pistol mixed team bronze medal at Paris 2024, will compete in the men’s 10m air pistol.
Former Asian Games champion Palak Gulia will headline the women’s 10m air pistol challenge, while Rhythm Sangwan will feature in the women’s 25m pistol event.
The Cairo meet will also be the final World Cup opportunity for rifle and pistol shooters to secure qualification for the ISSF World Cup Final 2026, which will be held in Rome, Italy in December.
The winner of each individual event in Cairo will secure a World Cup Final berth, while two more places in each event will be awarded based on the World Cup Ranking at the end of the meet.
India’s Suruchi Singh and Esha Singh, who won medals at the Asian Games 2026, and Simranpreet Kaur Brar have already qualified for the Rome finale. Esha has secured berths in both the women’s 10m air pistol and 25m pistol events.
Live streaming of the ISSF World Cup 2026 Cairo will be available on the ISSF YouTube channel.
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