Eight Indian shooters, including double Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker, have made it to the season-ending ISSF World Cup Final scheduled to be held in Doha, Qatar from December 4 to 9.
Bhaker is the only Indian shooter to have qualified in two events, the women’s 10m air pistol and the women’s 25m pistol, for the ISSF World Cup finale which determines the season’s best shooter in each of the 12 individual Olympic events. India will have representation in five of these events.
Teenager Suruchi Singh, who dominated the women’s 10m air pistol with three back-to-back gold medals in Buenos Aires, Lima, and Munich, not only qualified for Doha but also secured the No. 1 rank in the world in women’s air pistol.
Olympian Esha Singh also made it to the women’s 10m air pistol event with a gold medal-winning performance in the ISSF World Cup in China. Others who have qualified include former world champion Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil, who booked his spot in the men’s 10m air rifle with a gold medal in Buenos Aires and Olympian Arjun Babuta, who secured a berth with a silver in Lima.
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Reigning Asian Champion and world-record holder Sift Kaur Samra has also made the cut in the women’s 50m rifle three positions (3P) event on the back of her gold in Buenos Aires, while fellow Olympian Vijayveer Sidhu sealed his spot in the men’s 25m rapid-fire pistol with a gold-winning performance at the same venue. Simranpreet Kaur Brar got entry in the women’s 25m pistol with a silver in Lima.
The ISSF has also confirmed prize money for the medallists at the World Cup Final with gold medal winners receiving 5,000 Euros, silver medallists getting 4,000 Euros and bronze medallists winning 2,000 Euros.
Indian athletes still have a chance to qualify for the Finals through medal-winning performances at the upcoming ISSF World Championship Shotgun in Athens, Greece, and the World Championship Rifle/Pistol in Cairo, Egypt in the next couple of months.
India’s overall campaign at the four World Cup stages for Rifle/Pistol in 2025, held in Buenos Aires, Lima, Munich, and Ningbo, was one of their strongest so far. India enjoyed one of their best World Cup seasons in 2025, collecting a total of 22 medals, including 9 gold, 6 silver and 7 bronze across rifle, pistol and shotgun disciplines, to finish second overall.
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