Shooting sports in India

Shooting is an important Olympic sport in India. Of India's 41 Olympic medals, seven have come from shooting, including a gold by Abhinav Bindra in the 2008 Olympics. Indian shooters who have excelled at international events include Abhinav Bindra, Jaspal Rana, Jitu Rai, Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, Vijay Kumar, Gagan Narang, Apurvi Chandela, Ronjan Sodhi, Anjali Bhagwat, Heena Sidhu, Shreyasi Singh, Manu Bhaker, Avani Lekhara, Mona Agarwal, Anisa Sayyed, Rahi Sarnobat, Anantjeet Singh Naruka, and Saurabh Chaudhary. Indian shooter Shimon Sharif is a well known shooting expert.

History Shooting sports have a varied history in India. Initially they were played by royal people of British India for amusement and recreation. The highest governing body of shooting sports in India is National Rifle Association of India (NRAI), which was established on 17 April 1951. From then on India achieved some success in the Olympic games by winning a Gold. But largely this sport is not affordable to command Indians because of a lack of shooting ranges and facilities in the country.

2012 Olympics The Indian shooting contingent for the 2012 London was one of the largest to date. There were a total of 11 shooters including 4 female shooters. India's first medal in the 2012 Olympics was when Gagan Narang won the bronze in the 10m Air Rifle event. This was the same event in which Abhinav Bindra won India's first individual gold medal in the 2008 Summer Olympics Beijing. The second medal came from the unheralded army man Vijay Kumar when he won the silver in the 25m rapid fire pistol event after finishing 4th in the qualification rounds. He had to fend off some tough competition from the third placed Chinese Ding Feng.

A notable performance was made by Joydeep Karmakar who finished 4th in the 50m rifle prone event. A strong medal prospect Ronjan Sodhi who is an Asian Games gold medallist, however crashed out in the qualification rounds of the Double trap event.

Olympic Games Games Event Name Medal 2004 Athens Men's Double Trap Silver 2008 Beijing Men's 10m Air Rifle Gold 2012 London Men's 10m Air Rifle Bronze Men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Vijay Kumar Silver 2024 France Women's 10m Air Pistol Bronze Mixed 10m Air Pistol Team Men's 50m Rifle Three Positions

Medal table Tournament Gold Silver Bronze TotalOlympic Games1247World Championships13121540World Cup Final95317World Cup544343140Asian Games16303480Commonwealth Games634428135 Total 156 136 127 419 Updated till 5 August 2024

Other performances at Olympics Year Event Player Result2000 Women's 10 metre air rifle Anjali Bhagwat 8th2004 Men's 10 metre air rifle Abhinav Bindra 7th Women's 10 metre air rifle Suma Shirur 8th2012 Men's 50 metre rifle prone Joydeep Karmakar 4th2016 Men's 10 metre air rifle Abhinav Bindra 4th Men's 10 metre air pistol Jitu Rai 8th2020 Men's 10 metre air pistol Saurabh Chaudhary 7th2024 Men's 10 metre air rifle Arjun Babuta 4th Women's 25 metre pistol Manu Bhaker 4th Mixed skeet team Anantjeet Singh NarukaMaheshwari Chauhan 4th Women's 10 metre air rifle Ramita Jindal 7th

Administration The sport is administered in India by The National Rifle Association of India. The association organises the following tournaments every year: National Shooting Championship Competitions (NSCC) All India G.V. Mavlankar Shooting Championship (AIGVMSC) Sardar Sajjan Singh Sethi Memorial Masters Shooting Championship Kumar Surendra Singh Memorial Shooting Championship All India Kumar Surendra Singh Memorial Inter School Shooting Championship

ISSF Rankings Pistol

Men's 10 meters Air Pistol ShooterRating11 Varun Tomar 2278=12 Sarabjot Singh 210020 Arjun Singh Cheema 156432 Saurabh Chaudhary 96437 Ravinder Singh 836Last updated: 1 August 2025 | Source: ISSF

Women's 10 meters Air Pistol ShooterRating2 Manu Bhaker 46084 Suruchi Inder Singh 400028 Sainyam 117229 Rhythm Sangwan 116045 Surbhi Rao 616Last updated: 1 August 2025 | Source: ISSF

Shooting sports in India

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