Biggest-ever Indian squad look to end on high in World Cup Finals

Arriving with its biggest-ever squad, India will field a shooter in each of the 10 Olympic events in the international shooting federation's season-ending Word Cup Finals, beginning here on Tuesday.

The prestigious tournament determines the season's best shooters across events, and India is fielding a 14-member squad for as many as 19 starts.

The Indian team has landed in the Chinese city and the athletes are confident of extending their impressive run when they compete in the International Shooting Sport Federation's (ISSF) annual showpiece for rifle and pistol shooters.

Only the world's top-ranked shooters in each discipline are entitled to participate in the tournament, whose shotgun equivalent was held in Al Ain, UAE, in October.

The first of the 10 finals are scheduled for Tuesday.

Speaking before the tournament, national coach Jaspal Rana sounded confident, saying, "All members of the squad are fit and raring to go."
Sharing her thoughts before leaving for tournament, Anjum said, "I am really excited to be part of the main 3P team again and looking forward to doing well in my first world cup final."
Mehuli said, "After a long time I have got this opportunity to be part of the main team and I am looking forward to do well. The world's best shooters will be there in this competition and it gives me further impetus to finish the year on a high."