India to Host Shooting World Cup and Junior World Championship

India has just been given the privilege to have the Shooting World Cup in 2027 and World Junior championship in 2028. The National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) made this announcement and this also confirmed that the country shall be hosting numerous shooting sports in the subsequent years that further makes India a major center of global shooting events.

Context

• The Shooting World Cup of 2027, and the World Junior Championship of 2028 will be hosted in India. 

• This and a stream of other major shooting competition events are in the agenda of India to cement its position in the international shooting games.

Key Points

Two World Class shooting competitions to be held in India:

• Events: India has been given the rights to conduct two of the most major ISSF shooting events:

  • Combined World Cup (2027)

  • Junior World Championships (2028)

• Place: These will take place in New Delhi where the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range will be used.

Upcoming Events:

• This year in September-October Junior World Cup (Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun) will also be held in New Delhi.

• Next year the ISSF World Cup (rifle, pistol and shotgun) will be hosted with the date to be announced.

• History: India has already staged the ISSF World Cup in 2021 before Tokyo Olympics and in October 2024 of World Cup Final.

Shooting League of India:

• The Shooting League of India which will be an event where the best International shooters will compete in a new format will be held in Delhi in November this year.

Strategic Importance:

• Such international championships are considered as an important benchmark of preparation for the Los Angeles Olympics, which offers a good exposure and competition experience to Indian shooters.

• The regular international competitions scheduled should improve the training of senior athletes and give the juniors an in-priceless access to the international elite level competition in their country.

About ISSF

Overview

• Founded: July 17, 1907

• Headquarters: Munich, Germany

• President: Luciano Rossi (elected in December 2022)

• Secretary General: Alessandro Nicotra di San Giacomo (appointed in February 2023)

Shooting Disciplines

• The ISSF sanctions five primary shooting disciplines:

  • Pistol

  • Rifle

  • Shotgun

  • Running Target

  • Target Sprint

Most sports have different men and women events in individual, team and mixed-team events.

Major Competitions

• ISSF World Cup: A series first held in 1986 which became one of the ways to qualify for the Olympics.

• ISSF World Championships: These are the best events organized in alternate years and are based on rifle, pistol and shotgun weaponry.

• ISSF Junior World Cup: A place of training young talent to emerge, where events are planned in such planned destinations as Suhl (Germany) and New Delhi (India) in 2025.

Conclusion

The hosting of Shooting World Cup 2027 and Junior World Championship 2028 and the introduction of the Shooting League of India in India solidifies India in the mainstream of the shooting sports world. Not only do the events add up to the image of India, these events also give the Indian shooters an opportunity to compete at the international level and shoot better in the future Olympics and other international events such as the upcoming Los Angeles Olympics.