India will host the Asian Rifle/Pistol Championships 2027 in New Delhi, a key qualifying event for shooting at the LA 2028 Olympics, the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) announced on Tuesday.
The Asian Rifle/Pistol Championships will be held from December 1 to 10 next year at the Dr Karni Singh Shooting Ranges and will offer eight continental quota places for LA 2028.
It will also be the second LA 2028 Olympic qualifying event India hosts in 2027. The New Delhi leg of the ISSF World Cup series for rifle, pistol and shotgun shooters is scheduled at the same venue in April, with 12 quota places on offer – one in each individual Olympic shooting event.
Quota places for LA 2028 can only be secured through designated ISSF Olympic qualifying competitions. The qualification window opens on July 31, 2026, and closes on May 1, 2028.
Shooting at LA 2028 will comprise 340 athletes across 15 events. Of the 316 quota places available through competition, each NOC can secure a maximum of 24 shooters – 12 men and 12 women – with no more than two athletes per individual event.
At the Paris 2024 Olympics, India fielded a 21-member shooting contingent across 15 events and won three medals. Manu Bhaker claimed two bronze medals in the women’s 10m air pistol and the mixed team event with Sarabjot Singh, while Swapnil Kusale won bronze in the men’s 50m rifle three positions.
India are also hosting the Asian Shooting Championship 2026 at the Dr Karni Singh Shooting Ranges in New Delhi this month.
