Manu Bhaker headlines India's 15-member Rifle and Pistol shooting team for Paris Olympics 2024

NRAI will announce the Shotgun team after the Lonato ISSF World Cup.

The National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) has announced the nation’s rifle and pistol shooting contingent for the 2024 Paris Olympics.

The squad is headed by two-time Olympian Manu Bhaker, who will participate in the women’s 10m air and 25m pistol events. She will also partner with Sarabjot Singh for the mixed team 10m air pistol event. The Paris-going contingent was announced by NRAI in a virtual meeting on Tuesday.

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A total of 15 shooters will represent India in different pistol and rifle events at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Here is the whole squad:

India’s Rifle and Pistol shooting squad for Paris Olympics 2024

Rifle:

• Men’s 10m Air Rifle: Sandeep Singh, Arjun Babuta
• Women’s 10m Air Rifle: Elavenil Valarivan, Ramita
• Women’s 50m Rifle 3P: Sift Kaur Samra, Anjum Moudgil
• Men’s 50m Rifle 3P: Swapnil Kusale, Aishwary Tomar
• Mixed team 10m Air Rifle: Sandeep Singh and Elavenil Valarivan, Arjun Babuta and Ramita

Pistol:

• Men’s 10m Air Pistol: Sarabjot Singh, Arjun Cheema
• Women’s 10m Air Pistol: Manu Bhaker, Rhythm Sangwan
• Women’s 25m Pistol: Manu Bhaker, Esha Singh
• Men’s 25m Pistol: Anish Bhanwal, Vijayveer Sidhu
• Mixed team 10m Air Pistol: Sarabjot Singh and Manu Bhaker, Arjun Cheema and Rhythm Sangwan.

The Indian Rifle/Pistol team for the upcoming @Paris2024 Olympics👇#IndianShooting #Olympics pic.twitter.com/PYj4wXIphP

— NRAI (@OfficialNRAI) June 11, 2024

The senior vice president of NRAI, Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo, stated that the selection committee has worked hard to prepare the Indian team for the Paris Olympics. He also affirmed that Indian shooters are keen to win medals at the sporting megafest as the rifle and pistol teams have a decent depth.

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Singh said, “The selection committee met and deliberated at length. After deliberating at length, we feel we have selected the best team on current form as per merit and sticking to the policy. We are confident that everything has been put in place for the team to deliver.

“Given our depth in Rifle and Pistol, some very good shooters are not part of the squad. However, they will have a chance to make a comeback. We wish the squad all the very best.”

The shotgun team will also be announced soon after the ongoing Lonato International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup.

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