ISSF Rifle and Pistol World Cup: Young Indian Shooters To Carry The Gold Momentum In the Mixed Team Events

The young shooters of India are geared up for the campaign at the ISSF Rifle and Pistol World Cupin the 10m air rifle and 10m air pistol mixed team events. India has selected shooters ranked from 4th to 6th nationally, giving the opportunity to the budding Indian talent. For this competition, Palak Gulia will be paired with Mukesh Nevalli, and Ujjawal Malik with Sainyam for the pistol event. The pairs are in for a tough competition as they will face China’s top shooters.

India’s rifle team will have Sonam Maskar with Gajanan Khandagale, and Shruti with Arshdeep Singh. This ISSF Rifle and Pistol World Cup is significant for India. In the later part of the year, there are multiple World Championships scheduled, and winning them would be an important stepping stone for the 2028 Olympics.

Palak Gulia and Mukesh Nevalli were paired together for the ISSF World Cup at the mixed team event in Granada, Spain. The duo won the gold medal for India in the 10m air pistol event. They scored 487.7 points, setting the junior world record. They broke the previous record of 481.3 points by Uzbekistan’s Nigina Saikulova and Mukhammad Kamalov. Mukesh made his senior debut with 244.7 points, while Palak contributed a score of 243.0. She has also shone at the 2023 Asian Games, where she won a gold medal in the individual event and a silver medal in the team event. The victory at the ISSF Rifle and Pistol World Cup will surely keep the shooters motivated.

Sportscape observes that the ISSF Rifle and Pistol World Cup reflects the successful growth of Indian sports in categories beyond the traditionally dominant sports. The phenomenal performances of Palak and Mukesh in Spain are a hint of India’s promising future in shooting.