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Asian Shooting Championships 2025: Manu Bhaker, Rudrankksh Patil to lead Indian challenge; Preview, Schedule, Squad, Where to Watch
Double Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker will headline the Asian Shooting championships 2025 as the largest Indian squad will be in action from 18th September in Shymkent, Kazakhstan.
Alongside Manu in the pistol events, Saurabh Chaudhary will be in action. The 2018 Asian Games gold medallist is on a comeback trail in this Olympic cycle.
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.
Men
Women
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.
