India shooting squad for Asian Games 2026 — Full list of players travelling to Aichi-Nagoya

Manu Bhaker as seen during a training session at the MP State Shooting Academy in Bhopal on September 7. | Photo Credit: R V Moorthy

The National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) had, in June, announced a 30-member shooting contingent for the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, scheduled to be held from September 19 to October 4.

The shooting disciplines will be contested at the Aichi Prefectural General Shooting Range.

Four of the selected shooters – Vidarsa K. Vinod, Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil, Manu Bhaker, and Esha Singh – will be participating in multiple events. The final contingent comprises 12 shotgun shooters and 18 rifle/pistol shooters.

In July, Akash Bharadwaj was named as Gaurav Kumar Masoori’s replacement in men’s 10m air pistol after the latter tested positive for the banned substance propranolol and its metabolite 4-hydroxy-propranolol.

TEAM INDIA SQUAD

Rifle & Pistol Squad

Parth Mane, Himanshu Dhillon, Rudrankksh Patil (10m Air Rifle Men); Elavenil Valarivan, Sonam Maskar, Vidarsa K Vinod (10m Air Rifle Women); Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Niraj Kumar, Rudrankksh Patil (50m Rifle 3 Positions Men); Ashi Chouksey, Vidarsa K Vinod, Tilottama Sen (50m Rifle 3 Positions Women); Kedarling B. Uchaganve, Aakash Bhardwaj, Kamaljeet (10m Air Pistol Men); Suruchi Singh, Esha Singh, Manu Bhaker (10m Air Pistol Women); Anish Bhanwala (25m Rapid Fire Pistol Men); Esha Singh, Manu Bhaker, Rahi Sarnobat (25m Sports Pistol Women); Parth Mane, Elavenil Valarivan (10m Air Rifle Mixed Team); Kedarling B. Uchaganve, Suruchi Singh (10m Air Pistol Mixed Team)

Shotgun Squad

Kynan Chenai, Ahvar Rizvi, Shapath Bharadwaj (Trap Men); Neeru, Manisha Keer, Aashima Ahlawat (Trap Women); Anantjeet Singh Naruka, Bhavtegh Singh Gill, Mairaj Ahmad Khan (Skeet Men); Parinaaz Dhaliwal, Raiza Dhillon, Maheshwari Chauhan (Skeet Women)