India has been awarded the right to host next year’s Junior World Cup, which includes rifle, pistol and shotgun events. National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) gave this information on Saturday. This will be the country’s third top International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) tournament in recent times after the 2023 Senior World Cup in Bhopal and the season-ending World Cup final earlier this year, thereby placing it among the top venues for the sport in the world. India’s reputation as one of the
However, the dates of the tournament are yet to be finalized. Commenting after NRAI received the official confirmation from ISSF, national federation president Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo said, “The ISSF Executive Committee had a fruitful meeting in Rome last month and all the member federations besides ISSF President Luciano Rossi had praised the way India has hosted top international shooting competitions and helped grow the sport globally.
“We realized it then, but now that the official confirmation has come, we are excited to give our best performance,” he said. ,
NRAI general secretary Sultan Singh said, “ISSF in its letter has requested us to confirm two possible timings, one in September-October and the other during late October and early November. We will share it with them internally soon after the meeting so that the member federations can prepare accordingly.
India has previously hosted two continental championships and six ISSF events, including two World Cup finals and four senior ISSF World Cups.