ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol Cairo 2023: Fixtures, schedule and telecast details

India has fielded a strong contingent for the tournament.

The 2023 ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol is scheduled to be held from February 19 and run until February 24, 2023. Olympians Anjum Moudgil, Manu Bhaker, Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Divyansh Singh Panwar, and World Champion Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil will lead the 34-member Indian contingent at the Egypt International Olympic City in Cairo.

This meeting is the second leg of the ISSF World Cup this year for the rifle and pistol shooters, as the first leg already took place in Jakarta, Indonesia. Kazakhstan topped the medal tally in the Jakarta stage with 3 gold, 5 silver, and 3 bronze. However, the Indian shooters skipped the first stage and will be eyeing to bring glory to the nation in this stage. The World Cup legs will not provide any quotas for the Paris Olympics 2024.

The 50m rifle 3 spots will feature the strongest contenders - a former youth world champion Aishwary and Swapnil, who gained an Olympic quota for India at the ISSF World Championship 2022, and former world no.1 and experienced Anjum Moudgil.

While the men's air rifle boasts Rudrankksh, the current world no. 1 as well as the reigning world champion, and Divyansh, who has won several medals at previous world cup editions. Tilottama Sen, the rising star, will also compete in a strong air rifle group that includes National Games 2022 champion and Olympian Elavenil Valarivan and Ramita, the reigning junior world champion.

India’s Performance at the ISSF World Cup 2022 (including all legs)

The ISSF Shooting World Cup 2022 was held for rifle, pistol, and shotgun events in seven legs - Cairo, Nicosia, Lima, Rio de Janeiro, Lonato del Garda, Baku, and Changwon. India emerged as the overall winner of the World Cup by winning a whopping 47 medals. This included 17 golds, 21 silvers, and 9 bronze medals.

India’s full squad

Women

10m Air Pistol: Manu Bhaker, Yashaswini Deswal, Esha Singh, Rhythm Sangwan, Divya Subbaraju

10m Air Rifle: Elavenil Valarivan, Tilottama Sen, Nancy, Ramita Jindal

25m Pistol: Manu Bhaker, Esha Singh, Rhythm Sangwan, Abhidnya Ashok Patil, Niveditha Nair

50m Rifle 3 Positions: Anjum Moudgil, Ashi Chouksey, Manini Kaushik, Shriyanka Sadangi, Sift Kaur Samra

Men

10m Air Rifle: Shahu Tushar Mane, Divyansh Singh Panwar, Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil, Vidit Jain, Hriday Hazarika

10m Air Pistol: Arjun Singh Cheema, Tinjit Dhanota, Sarabjot Singh, Varun Tomar

25m Rapid Fire Pistol: Anish, Bhavesh Shekhawat, Vijayveer Sidhu, Adarsh Singh

50m Rifle 3 Positions: Harshit Binjwa, Swapnil Kusale, Akhil Sheoran, Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Pankaj Mukheja

Mixed Team

10m Air Pistol: Divya Subbaraju, Tilottama Sen, Sarabjot Singh, Varun Tomar

10m Air Rifle: Hriday Hazarika, Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil, Ramita, Narmada Nithin Raju

Where and how to watch the live telecast and streaming of the ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol Cairo 2023?

Fans can watch the live streaming of the ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol Cairo 2023 live on the YouTube channel of ISSF. However, only the finals of the events will be broadcast live.

ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol Cairo 2023 Fixtures, Schedule and Match timings

February 19, Sunday

10m Air Pistol Men - 1:30 PM

10m Air Pistol Men (Final) - 3:45 PM - Varun Tomar wins bronze medal

10m Air Pistol Women - 5:30 PM

10m Air Pistol Women (Final) - 7:45 PM

February 20, Monday

Air Rifle Mixed Team Relay 1 - 11:30 AM

Air Rifle Mixed Team Relay 2 - 12:45 PM

10m Air Pistol Mixed Team - 2:00 PM

10m Air Rifle Mixed Team (Final) - 2:15 PM - Rudrankksh Patil/Narmada Nithin win gold medal

10m Air Pistol Mixed Team (Final) - 4:45 PM - Varun Tomar/Rhythm Sangwan win gold medal

February 21, Tuesday

50m Rifle 3 Positions Men - 11:30 AM

10m Air Rifle Men Relay 1 - 11:30 AM

25m Pistol Women Precision Stage - 12:00 PM

10m Air Rifle Men Relay 2 - 1:30 PM

10m Air Rifle Women Relay 1 - 3:30 PM

10m Air Rifle Men (Final) - 3:45 PM - Rudrankksh Patil wins gold medal

10m Air Rifle Women Relay 2 - 5:30 PM

10m Air Rifle Women (Final) - 7:45 PM

February 22, Wednesday

25m Pistol Women Rapid Fire Stage - 12:00 PM

25m Pistol Women (Final) - 3:30 PM

50m Rifle 3 Positions Men - 4:00 PM

25m Rapid Fire Pistol Men Stage 1 - 4:00 PM

50m Rifle 3 Positions Men (Final) - 6:30 PM

February 23, Thursday

25m Rapid Fire Pistol Men Stage 2 - 2:00 PM

50m Rifle 3 Positions Women - 6:00 PM

25m Rapid Fire Pistol Men (Final) - 6:45 PM

50m Rifle 3 Positions Women (Final) - 9:00 PM

(All the timings are in Indian Standard Time)