Here is the full calendar of events for Indian shooting in 2022

The year will bring many opportunities for the shooters to regain their rhythm.

The sport of shooting has a very passionate fanbase in India. Many budding shooters have opted to take up the sport professionally in the recent years, which became wildly popular after Abhinav Bindra’s gold at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. He was the first individual athlete from India to win an Olympic gold and remains a huge inspiration to aspiring athletes in shooting.

2021 proved to be a not much fruitful year for Indian shooters. Their performance at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics was way below par as the shooting contingent came away without any medal. This was the second consecutive Olympics where Indian shooters did not secure any medal. The expectations from the athletes are always high and the upcoming year will present many chances for them to redeem themselves.

Here is what’s in store for Indian athletes as we look at all the events of importance in Indian shooting in 2022:

February

ISSF Cairo World Cup Rifle/Pistol: February 26-March 8

February will see the Indian shooting athletes get into the thick of things at the ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol in Cairo, Egypt. The event will run until March 8, 2022. Figures like Saurabh Chaudhary, Manu Bhaker, Rahi Sarnobat and more will be under the focus.

March

ISSF Nicosia Shotgun World Cup: March 8-19

The ISSF World Cup for the shotgun event will be held in Nicosia, Cyprus. Indian shotgun athletes will hope to deliver a better performance than the previous edition. 

ISSF Lima Shotgun World Cup: March 27-April 7

The second leg of the shotgun World Cup held by ISSF will begin from March onwards in Lima, Peru. This competition will run into April.

April

ISSF Rio de Janeiro World Cup Rifle/Pistol: April 9-19

The exceptional Indian rifle and pistol athletes will travel to Rio de Janeiro in Brazil in April for the second leg of the ISSF World Cup, which is of prime importance to Indian athletes.

ISSF Lonato Shotgun World Cup: April 19-30

The Indian shotgun shooting athletes will then travel to Lonato in Italy for their next ISSF World Cup to be held in April. 

May

ISSF Junior World Cup (Suhl): May 9-20

The young shooters from India will travel to Suhl, Germany in May for the ISSF Junior World Cup. Each individual under the age of 21 will be eligible to participate. Indian shooters performed well in the previous edition and will hope to replicate their performance once again.

ISSF Baku World Cup Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun: May 27-June 9

Baku in Azerbaijan will play host to the ISSF World Cup’s next leg, covering all three disciplines of rifle, pistol and shotgun respectively.

July

ISSF Changwon World Cup Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun: July 9-22

Indian shooters will fly to Changwon in South Korea for the next leg of the ISSF World Cup for all three disciplines. The event will run between July 9-22.

10th Asian Shotgun Championship (Almaty): July 28- August 5

Almaty, Kazakhstan will host the 10th Asian Shotgun Championship. There will be stiff competition for the medals.

2022 Commonwealth Games (Birmingham): July 18- August 8

One of the major events of the year for Indian shooting will be the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. The multi-sport event will see many major Indian shooters in action. Indian shooters delivered seven gold medals in the 2018 edition and will hope to add more this time around.

September

2022 Asian Games (Hangzhou): September 10-25 

The second major multi-sport event of the year in which the Indian shooting will be the 2022 Asian Games. These prestigious games will take place in Hangzhou, China and will involve all the top Indian athletes. The 2018 edition saw Indian shooters deliver two gold, four silver and three bronze medals.

ISSF World Championship Shotgun (Osijek): September 27- October 10

The Indian shotgun shooting contingent will be travelling to Osijek in Croatia for the year ending leg of the ISSF World Championship in late September.

October

ISSF World Championship Rifle/Pistol (Cairo): October 12-25

The highly anticipated year-ending ISSF World Championship Rifle/Pistol will take place in Cairo, Egypt. This event will see the top shooters in rifle and pistol categories and the Indian shooting contingent will be gearing up for the challenge and hope to end the year on a high.

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