NRAI’s Domestic Shooting Rankings: Full list of Indian shooters eligible for national selection after Dehradun trials

Olympic shooters Anjum Moudgil and Saurabh Chaudhary, and world championship bronze medallist Mehuli Ghosh, are back in contention for team India spots after the conclusion of the National Selection Trials 3&4 for Rifle and Pistol shooters at the Trishul Shooting Range in Dehradun.

The National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) released the full domestic rankings list for Group A (eligible for India selection) shooters after the final match was played out on Monday.

Double Olympian Anjum missed out on the first half of the international season comprising three World Cup stages, but was back in reckoning in women’s 50m rifle 3 positions (3P), having displaced fellow Paris Olympian Shriyanka Sadangi in the top three.

World record holder Sift Kaur Samra remained the top-ranked 3P woman shooter in India with an average of 593.38, followed by Ashi Chouksey (592.25) and Anjum (591.68).

Sriyanka (589.90), Mehuli (588.58), and Surabhi Bharadwaj Rapole (588.08) completed the top six.

Meanwhile, Saurabh was back as India number one in the men’s 10m air pistol with an average of 583.93, followed by Aditya Malra (582.75) and Anmol Jain (582.33). Amit Sharma (582), Nishant Rawat (582), and Samrat Rana (581.45) took fourth, fifth and sixth ranks, respectively.

Asian Championships 2024 gold medallist Mehuli has returned to the top.
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Among the rifle shooters, Asian Championships 2024 gold medallist Mehuli returned to the No. 1 spot in the domestic rankings of 10m Air Rifle Women with an average of 633.65, followed by Elavenil Valarivan (633.28) and Ananya Naidu (632.83).

Arya Rajesh Borse (632.25), Ramita (632.05), and Sonam Uttam Maskar (631.60) also featured in the top-six rankings.

In the 10m Air Pistol women’s rankings, Suruchi continued to dominate. With an average score of 588.25, she sits at the top, enjoying a nearly 10-point lead over her nearest competitor, Palak (578.38).

Paris Olympic double bronze medallist Manu Bhaker and Surbhi Rao both average 578, with Surbhi taking fourth due to a lower drop score. Rhythm Sangwan (577.88) and Esha Singh (577.83) follow closely at fifth and sixth, respectively.

World No. 2 Manu, who skipped T3 and T4 rounds, continued to lead the 25m Sports Pistol Women India rankings with an average score of 588.65. Simranpreet Kaur Brar (583.75), Esha Singh (583.50), Rahi Sarnobat (582.28), Abhidnya Patil (580.43), and Divya T.S. (580.38) rounded up the top-six.

Anish Bhanwala, fresh off wins in Trials 3 & 4, held on to the No. 1 spot in 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Men with an average of 581.25. He is followed by Neeraj Kumar (578.75) and Adarsh Singh (578.55). The next three spots are held by Bhavesh Shekhawat (576.63), Pradeep Singh Shekhawat (576.30), and Mandeep Singh (576.00).

In 10m Air Rifle Men, reigning Asian champion Rudrankksh Patil was on top of the rankings with an average score of 633.98, just 0.58 ahead of Arjun Babuta (633.40).

Kiran Jadhav, with average score of 632.35, topped Umamahesh Maddineni by 0.12 to take the third rank. Divyansh Singh Panwar (632) and Niraj Kumar (631.75) completed the-top six in the category.

FILE PHOTO: Anjum Moudgil during the Olympic selection trials at the MP shooting academy in Bhopal on May 17, 2024.
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Veteran Chain Singh retained the top spot in 3P event for men with an average score of 592.63. Olympian Akhil Sheoran, with average score of 591.35, is just 0.02 ahead of third-placed Aishwary Pratap Singh. Niraj Kumar (591.25), Paris Olympic bronze-medallist Swapnil Kushale (589.15), and Army Marksmanship Unit’s Babu Singh (587.05) completed the top-six.

In shotgun, 2024 Asian Championships gold medallist Ganemat Sekhon led the Skeet Women rankings with an average of 116.33, followed by Raiza Dhillon (116.00) and Maheshwari Chauhan (115.00). Yashasvi Rathore (112.67), Parinaaz Dhaliwal (111.33), and Darshna Rathore (109.67) completed the top-six.

Abhay Singh Sekhon stood at the top in Skeet Men with an average of 121.33, maintaining a consistent performance. He was followed closely by Bhavtegh Singh Gill (119.33), Olympian Anantjeet Singh Naruka (119.00), Parampal Singh Guron (118.00), and Mairaj Ahmad Khan (118.00), who are tied in the fourth and fifth ranks, respectively. Sukhbir Singh Harika (117.33) was sixth.

Neeru from Madhya Pradesh dominated the Trap Women’s rankings with an average of 117.00, trailing Aashima Ahlawat (116.00) and Preeti Rajak (114.00). Manisha Keer (113.67), Pragati Dubey (113.33), and Kirti Gupta (112.67) completed the top six.

In Trap Men, Olympian Lakshay Sheoran led the charts with a stellar average of 121.33, followed by Kynan Chenai (120.33) and Bhowneesh Mendiratta (120.00). R. Prithviraj Tondaiman was ranked fourth (119.00), while Arjun (118.67) and Zoravar Singh Sandhu (118.00) secured the fifth and sixth ranks.