April 13–28, 2026 — NRAI issued the selected Junior Rifle & Pistol roster (16 April) alongside self-financed participation guidelines for Rifle/Pistol (13 April) and Shotgun (28 April) at the ISSF Junior World Championship in Suhl, Germany (June 2026).
Selected Junior Rifle & Pistol Athletes
| Event | Selected Junior Shooters |
|---|---|
| Air Rifle Junior Men | Abhinav Shaw, Pritam Kendre, Divyanshu Dewangan |
| Air Rifle Junior Women | Shambhavi Shravan Kshirsagar, Aneesha Sharma, Lavanya Rawat |
| 50m Rifle 3P Junior Men | Rohit Kanyan, Vedant Nitin Waghmare, S. Hithesh |
| 50m Rifle 3P Junior Women | Prachi Shashikant Gaikwad, Anushka H. Thokur, Shrivalli Shrivastava |
| Air Pistol Junior Men | Sandeep Bishnoi, Shiva Narwal, Chirag Sharma |
| Air Pistol Junior Women | Sanskriti Bana, Vanshika Chaudhary, Navya |
| 25m RFP Junior Men | Sameer, Sahil Choudhary, Abhinav Choudhary |
| 25m Sports Pistol Jr Women | Parisha Gupta, Nithila Ivy Darling, Anjali Mahendra Bhagwat |
| Air Rifle Mixed Team Jr | Abhinav Shaw / Shambhavi Kshirsagar; Pritam Kendre / Aneesha Sharma |
| Air Pistol Mixed Team Jr | Sandeep Bishnoi / Sanskriti Bana; Shiva Narwal / Vanshika Chaudhary |
Participation & Self-Financed Structure
Each Junior Olympic event allows up to 6 shooters: SAI sponsors 3 athletes per event, while remaining slots are offered on a self-financed basis (₹3,50,000/- per person covering entry fees, boarding, lodging, and local transport; top-10 ranked eligible; cutoffs 20 April for R/P and 3 May for Shotgun; signed ISSF Athlete Declaration and valid ISSF ID mandatory).