Mukesh nellavalli

Asian Junior Champion Harmehar Lally: A first batch of 40 Indian shooters and support staff will embark upon the blue-riband event of the junior international shooting sport calendar, the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Junior World Cup (Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun) in Suhl, Germany, on Saturday.

The official arrivals are scheduled for May 19, while competitions begin from May 20, running up to May 26, 2025. India, which finished on top of two of the three ISSF junior events last year, have fielded the largest contingent of 57 shooters, who will be accompanied by 21 officials, including coaches and support staff. A second batch of 38 (28 shooters and 10 support staff) will follow on Sunday.

Suhl, a small city of no more than 40,000 residents right in the centre of Germany, has long been the driving force of the junior international shooting circuit and, as such, attracts the very best of the future stars in the sport.