This year's edition of the Asian Games is set to take place in Hangzhou, China from September 23 to October 8 with some of the most renowned athletes in contention.
On Saturday, the National Rifle Association of India announced the rifle and pistol squads for the continental event in Hangzhou. The contingent will comprise of 22 members.
Reigning Men’s 10m Air Rifle World Champion Rudrankksh Patil has been included in the Asian Games squad on the basis of the selection criteria for Paris quota winners.
In the women's squad Ashi Chouksey replaced Tilottama Sen. Chouksey will be taking part in both the women’s rifle events – 10 m air rifle and 50m 3-Position – given that none of the top three air rifle shooters shot in the three positions (3P) event.
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Since the Asian Games only allows for five participants in both men's and women's categories, Chouksey was selected due to her being the highest ranked air rifle shooter in India.
Asian Games 2023: Indian shooting squad
Men’s air rifle: Divyansh Singh Panwar, Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Rudrankksh Patil
Women’s air rifle: Ramita, Mehuli Ghosh, Ashi Chouksey
Men’s 50m rifle 3-position: Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Swapnil Kusale, Akhil Sheoran
Women’s 50m rifle 3-position: Sift Kaur Samra, Ashi Chouksey, Manini Kaushik
Men’s air pistol: Sarabjot Singh, Shiva Narwal, Arjun Singh Cheema
Women’s air pistol: Divya TS, Esha Singh, Palak
Men’s 25m rapid fire pistol: Anish, Vijayveer Sidhu, Adarsh Singh
Women’s 25m sports pistol: Rhythm Sangwan, Manu Bhaker, Esha Singh
Air rifle mixed team: Divyansh Singh Panwar/Ramita; Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar/Mehuli Ghosh
Air pistol mixed team: Sarabjot Singh/Divya TS; Shiva Narwal/Esha Singh