New Delhi, Aug 16 (UNI) A total of 182 Indian shooters will feature at the 16th Asian Shooting Championship Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun which will commence in Shymkent, Kazakhstan today.
The Championship will be held from August 16-30 Aug 2025.
The Indian contingent, which is the championship’s largest, will compete in a total of 58 medals events, including 46 individual events and 12 mixed team events across categories and disciplines.
Depending on the number of entries in each event, Indian shooters will also be in line for the team medals in all the 46 individual events.
While most of the contingent will be competing in Olympic events, many will also vie for glory in non-Olympic events like Centre-Fire, Standard and Free Pistol, Prone in Rifle and Double-Trap in the Shotgun discipline.
The Asian championship has long been a fight for continental supremacy with China being the one to beat.
India have caught up over the years as they have at a global level and the fight for the top spot on the medal tally is likely to be between the two.
Hosts Kazakhstan have the second largest contingent after India with 111 entries, while Korea (70), China (41), Iran (29), Chinese Taipei (24) and Vietnam (20) have also fielded strong sides. Tough competition is also expected from shooters from the Middle East, particularly in the Shotgun discipline.
India had finished second behind China in the previous Asian Championship in Changwon with a total of 59 medals (21 gold, 22 silver and 16 bronze), while in the 14th Asian Championship in Doha, India had returned a fourth-place finish.
