Asian Shooting Championships 2025: Manu Bhaker, Rudrankksh Patil to lead Indian challenge; Preview, Schedule, Squad, Where to Watch

The spotlight will be on youngster Suruchi Phogat in Air Pistol who is having a stellar year with three ISSF World Cup gold medals.

Former world champion Rudrankksh Patil will lead the men’s air rifle, along with Olympic finalist Arjun Babuta and Kiran Ankush Jadhav.

In the men’s 50m 3P, reigning Asian Champion Chain Singh will look to defend his title while World Record holder Sift Kaur Samra will lead India’s challenge in women’s 50m 3P with experienced Anjum Moudgil.

The women’s air rifle team has experienced shooters Mehuli Ghosh and Elavenil Valarivan and youngster Ananya Naidu.

India will look to better their third-place finish from last year’s edition in Changwon, South Korea, where they won 19 medals (6 gold, 8 silver, 5 bronze).

The competition will be provided a world-class field for Indian shooters to compete, as both China and Korea are fielding strong teams.

India are fielding a 164-member team across events as the junior Asian Championships will run simultaneously.

Indian squad for Asian Shooting Championships 2025:

Men

• Air Rifle: Rudrankksh B. Patil, Arjun Babuta, Kiran Ankush Jadhav
• 50m Rifle 3P: Chain Singh, Akhil Sheoran, Aishwary Pratap Tomar
• Air Pistol: Saurabh Chaudhary, Aditya Malra, Anmol Jain
• 25m Rapid Fire Pistol: Anish, Neeraj Kumar, Adarsh Singh
• Trap: Lakshay, Kynan Darius Chenai, Bhowneesh Mendiratta
• Skeet: Abhay Singh Sekhon, Bhavtegh Singh Gill, Anantjeet Singh Naruka

Women

• Air Rifle: Mehuli Ghosh, Elavenil Valarivan, Ananya Naidu
• 50m Rifle 3P: Sift Kaur Samra, Ashi Chouksey, Anjum Moudgil
• Air Pistol: Suruchi, Palak, Manu Bhaker
• 25m Sports Pistol: Manu Bhaker, Simranpreet Kaur Brar, Esha Singh
• Trap: Neeru, Aashima Ahlawat, Preeti Rajak
• Skeet: Ganemat Sekhon, Raiza Dhillon, Maheshwari Chauhan

Mixed Team

• Air Rifle Mixed Team: Rudrankksh B. Patil & Mehuli Ghosh, Arjun Babuta & Elavenil Valarivan
• Air Pistol Mixed Team: Saurabh Chaudhary & Suruchi, Aditya Malra & Palak
• Trap Mixed Team: Lakshay & Neeru, Kynan Darius Chenai & Aashima Ahlawat
• Skeet Mixed Team: Abhay Singh Sekhon & Ganemat Sekhon, Bhavtegh Singh Gill & Raiza Dhillon

Schedule of Asian Shooting Championships 2025 (Only Finals)

• 18 August – Final: 10m Air Pistol Men
• 19 August – Final: 10m Air Pistol Women
• 20 August – Final: 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team; Final – Skeet Women; Final – Skeet Men
• 21 August – Final: 10m Air Rifle Men
• 22 August – Final: 10m Air Rifle Women; Final: Skeet Mixed Team
• 23 August – Final: 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team
• 24 August – Final: 50m Rifle 3 Positions Men
• 25 August – Final: 25m Pistol Women; Final: Trap Women; Final: Trap Men
• 26 August – Final: 50m Rifle 3 Positions Women
• 27 August – Final: 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Men; Final: Trap Mixed Team

Where to watch Asian Shooting Championships 2025?

The Asian Shooting Championships 2025 will be streamed on the ISSF YouTube Channel. But only finals will be streamed. The qualification rounds can be followed on the ISSF website.