ISSF World Championship 2026: Full schedule, India squad, results, live streaming details
The championship is the biggest qualification opportunity of the LA28 cycle for shooting
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India have fielded a contingent of 54 shooters at the ISSF World Championship 2026, starting from Tuesday.
Two-time Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker, who delivered an under-par performance at the Asian Games earlier this year, will lead the charge for India. She will be in action in the women’s 10m air pistol and 25m pistol events.
The event will feature over 1,000 shooters from 90 NOCs, plus neutral venues.
A total of 36 quota places will be up for grabs for LA 2028, including three for each of the 12 Olympic events. India has 35 shooters in these events, while the other 19 compete in non-Olympic events.
Notably, the quota places will be given to their respective countries with the final participation for LA 2028 resting on selections by the National Olympic Committees of each nation.
Trap shooter Neeru Dhanda will be eager to continue on her purple patch after clinching two golds and a silver in trap at the Asian Games.
The marquee championships will also feature Suruchi Singh and Kamaljeet Sohlot, who won mixed 10m air pistol gold at the continental event along with Elavenil Valarivan and Himanshu Dhillon who took rifle silver.
Paris 2024 bronze medallist Swapnil Kusale has registered only for the non-Olympic men’s 50m rifle prone while Sarabjot Singh was not selected.
When will ISSF World Championship 2026 begin?
The competition will officially begin from November 3 with the men’s 10m air rifle.
Where will ISSF World Championship 2026 take place?
The competition will be held at the Lusail Shooting Complex in Doha.
India’s squad for ISSF World Championship 2026
Olympic events
- Men’s 10m air rifle: Parth Mane, Himanshu Dhillon, Paarth Makhija
- Women’s 10m air rifle: Shambhavi Kshirsagar, Sonam Maskar, Elavenil Valarivan
- Men’s 50m rifle 3 positions: Niraj Kumar, Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Akhil Sheoran
- Women’s 50m rifle 3 positions: Vidarsa K Vinod, Ashi Chouksey, Anjum Moudgil
- Men’s 10m air pistol: Ravin Kumar, Jaypal Malviya, Kamaljeet Sohlot
- Women’s 10m air pistol: Sainyam Vij, Suruchi Singh, Manu Bhaker
- Men’s 25m rapid fire pistol: Suraj Sharma, Gurpreet Singh, Bhavesh Shekhawat
- Women’s 25m pistol: Esha Singh, Manu Bhaker, Divya TS
- Men’s skeet: Mairaj Ahmad Khan, Bhavtegh Singh Gill, Anant Jeet Singh Naruka
- Women’s skeet: Parinaaz Dhaliwal, Ganemat Sekhon, Raiza Dhillon
- Men’s trap: Zoravar Singh Sandhu, Vivaan Kapoor, Udaivir Singh Jaijee
- Women’s trap: Neeru Dhanda, Manisha Keer, Pragati Dubey
- 10m air rifle mixed team: Parth Mane-Shambhavi Kshirsagar, Himanshu Dhillon-Sonam Maskar
- 10m air pistol mixed team: Ravin Kumar-Sainyam, Jaypal Malviya-Suruchi Singh
- Skeet mixed team: Mairaj Ahmad Khan-Raiza Dhillon, Bhavtegh Singh Gill-Ganemat Sekhon
- Trap mixed team: Zoravar Singh Sandhu-Neeru Dhanda, Vivaan Kapoor-Manisha Keer
Non-Olympic events
- Men’s 50m rifle prone: Sidharth Gaur, Swapnil Kusale, Akhil Sheoran
- Women’s 50m rifle prone: Ayushi Podder, Priya Singh, Sift Kaur Samra
- Men’s 50m pistol: Saurabh Chaudhary, Amanpreet Singh, Ravinder Singh
- Women’s 50m pistol: Aishwarya Balehosur, Parisha Gupta
- Men’s 25m centre fire pistol: Amanpreet Singh, Ankur Goel, Rajkanwar Singh Sandhu
- Men’s 25m standard pistol: Harsh Gupta, Jatin, Udit Joshi
- Women’s 25m standard pistol: Simranpreet Kaur Brar, Manvi Jain, Niveditha Nair
Where and how to watch live telecast and live streaming of ISSF World Championship 2026?
There will be no live telecast of ISSF World Championships 2026. You can follow the live streaming on the ISSF YouTube channel in India.
ISSF World Championship 2026 full schedule, fixtures and results
Day 1 — November 3 (Tuesday)
- Men’s 10m air rifle – 5:00 PM (LA 2028 quotas)
- Women’s 10m air rifle – 9:00 PM (LA 2028 quotas)
Day 2 — November 4 (Wednesday)
- 10m air rifle mixed team – 4:00 PM
- Men’s 25m rapid fire pistol – 6:30 PM (LA 2028 quotas)
Day 3 — November 5 (Thursday)
- Women’s 10m air pistol – 5:00 PM (LA 2028 quotas)
- Men’s 10m air pistol – 9:00 PM (LA 2028 quotas)
Day 4 — November 6 (Friday)
- Women’s skeet – 4:00 PM (LA 2028 quotas)
- Men’s skeet – 5:30 PM (LA 2028 quotas)
- 10m air pistol mixed team – 9:00 PM
Day 5 — November 7 (Saturday)
- Skeet mixed team – 5:30 PM
Day 6 — November 9 (Monday)
- Women’s 50m rifle 3 positions – 3:30 PM (LA 2028 quotas)
Day 7 — November 10 (Tuesday)
- Women’s 25m pistol – 4:30 PM (LA 2028 quotas)
Day 8 — November 11 (Wednesday)
- Men’s 50m rifle 3 positions – 3:30 PM (LA 2028 quotas)
Day 9 — November 12 (Thursday)
- Women’s trap – 4:00 PM (LA 2028 quotas)
- Men’s trap – 5:30 PM (LA 2028 quotas)
Day 10 — November 13 (Friday)
- Trap mixed team – 5:30 PM
How many Indian shooters will be in action at the ISSF World Championship 2026?
A total of 54-member Indian contingent will be in action at the upcoming world championships.
Where and when will ISSF World Championship 2026 take place?
The competition will be held from November 3 to 13 at the Lusail Shooting Complex in Doha.
How can fans watch ISSF World Championship 2026?
Fans around the world can watch the competition live on the ISSF YouTube channel [only finals will be streamed live].
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