For another top international shooting competition, The National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) has been awarded the hosting rights, the international Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Junior World Cup Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun 2025. This event will be the third top ISSF event to be held in the India after senior World cup which was held in Bhopal in year 2023, and the season-ending ISSF World cup Final earlier this year 2024, strengthen India’s status as one of the sport’s top destinations in the all over world.
NRAI president Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo told reacting to the development after the NRAI received the official confirmation letter from the ISSF on Friday “We had a very fruitful executive committee meeting of the ISSF in Rome last month and all member federations as well as the ISSF President Luciano Rossi was all praise with the way India has been hosting top international Shooting competitions and helping to grow the sport globally. we obviously got the sense then but now that the official confirmation has come, we are excited and energized to put our best foot forward as usual. We are of course indebted to the Government of India and Ministry of Sports for supporting in every possible way, our efforts to grow the sport in the country,”
“The ISSF in their letter have requested us to confirm two possible convenient slots, one in the month September-October and the other during the end of October-beginning November period. We will after meeting internally share the same with them at the earliest so that member federations can prepare accordingly. The world’s top future champions and stars of Shooting are going to converge in India for a blockbuster showdown and we are confident that it will give the sport another grassroots boost in the country, “told NRAI secretary general K. Sultan Singh.
In India over the past decade this will be the ninth top level Shooting Championship to be held, but the first ISSF Junior World cup. Before this India had hosted to continental Championships and six ISSF competitions, including two world cup Final competitions apart from four senior ISSF World cups.
In India, the ranges will be busy throughout 2025 along with first ever Shooting League of India (SLI) also schedule in the first half of the year.
