India name a 20-member squad for ISSF Shotgun World Cup 2026 in Almaty, with Olympians Anantjeet Singh Naruka, Raiza Dhillon and Mairaj Ahmad Khan headlining the contingent.
Parampal held his nerve in a tense shoot-off to edge past Olympian Anantjeet Singh Naruka in the men’s final. Both shooters finished level on 34 hits out of 36 in the new ISSF skeet finals format.
The Khurja top gun, first shot 119/125 over two days of qualifying in the men's Skeet and then came through a five-way shoot-off en-route to gold.
Mairaj, who will be competing in his second Olympics after the 2016 Rio Games, is the oldest shooter in the 15-member shooting contingent.
India's 30-member shotgun shooting team will face one of its biggest tests in the ISSF World Championships.
