ISSF World Cup Granada 2026: Complete Indian Results

India’s campaign at the ISSF Rifle/Pistol World Cup Granada 2026 (April 5–13, Spain) concluded with one gold medal and several finalists across pistol and rifle events.

While there were multiple strong qualification performances, conversion into podium finishes remained limited, reflecting a mixed overall outing.

🥇 Medal & Top Performances

10m Air Pistol Mixed Team
- Palak & Mukesh Nelavalli – 🥇 Gold Medal
- Final Score: 487.7
- World Record (WR) & Junior World Record (WRJ)
25m Pistol Women
- Divya Thadigol Subbaraju – 4th place (Final: 28)
10m Air Pistol Women
- Sainyam – 5th place (Final: 178.9)
10m Air Rifle Men
- Gajanan Khandagale – 5th place (Final: 187.5)
10m Air Rifle Women
- Sonam Uttam Maskar – 5th place (Final: 188.5)

🔫 Pistol Events

10m Air Pistol Women

Sainyam – 3rd Qualification (582-21x), 5th Final (178.9)
Surbhi Rao – 5th Qualification (582-19x) (RPO)
Palak – 8th Qualification (577-23x), 7th Final (137.9)
Rhythm Sangwan – 18th Qualification (574-16x) (RPO)
Meenu Pathak – 71st Qualification (560-14x)

25m Pistol Women

Rhythm Sangwan – 5th Qualification (586-18x), 7th Final (13)
Abhidnya Ashok Patil – 7th Qualification (585-19x) (RPO)
Divya Thadigol Subbaraju – 8th Qualification (585-18x), 4th Final (28)
Simranpreet Kaur Brar – 30th Qualification (575-20x)
Chinki Yadav – 53rd Qualification (567-18x) (RPO)

25m Rapid Fire Pistol Men

Pradeep Singh Shekhawat – 21st (576-22x) (RPO)
Vijayveer Sidhu – 23rd (576-16x)
Bhavesh Shekhawat – 27th (574-17x) (RPO)
Ankur Goel – 29th (572-11x)
Neeraj Kumar – 40th (565-9x)

10m Air Pistol Men

Aakash Bhardwaj – 10th (580-26x) (RPO)
Mukesh Nelavalli – 14th (579-21x)
Ujjawal Malik – 22nd (577-17x)
Parmod – 39th (574-16x)
Varun Tomar – 63rd (569-13x) (RPO)

🎯 Rifle Events

10m Air Rifle Men

Gajanan Khandagale – 2nd Qualification (634.3), 5th Final (187.5)
Arshdeep Singh – 21st (629.5)
Dhanush Srikanth – 23rd (629.2)
Kiran Ankush Jadhav – 36th (628.5) (RPO)
Samarvir Singh – 53rd (626.2) (RPO)

10m Air Rifle Women

Sonam Uttam Maskar – 7th Qualification (632.8), 5th Final (188.5)
Narmada Nithin Raju – 26th (629.0) (RPO)
Rajshree Sancheti – 37th (628.1) (RPO)
Mehuli Ghosh – 44th (627.3)
Shruti – 63rd (624.8)

50m Rifle 3 Positions Women

Surabhi Bharadwaj Rapole – 18th (587-32x)
Anjum Moudgil – 19th (587-31x)
Ayushi Podder – 27th (585-33x)

50m Rifle 3 Positions Men

Niraj Kumar – 15th (589-32x)
Akhil Sheoran – 22nd (588-34x)
Nishan Budha – 24th (587-34x) (RPO)
Sidharth Gaur – 44th (581-30x) (RPO)

🔄 Mixed Team Events

10m Air Pistol Mixed Team

India 1 (Palak / Mukesh Nelavalli)
- 2nd Qualification (581-17x)
- 🥇 Gold – 487.7 (WR, WRJ)
India 2 (Sainyam / Ujjawal Malik)
- 9th Qualification (576-15x)

10m Air Rifle Mixed Team

India 1 (Sonam Maskar / Gajanan Khandagale) – 6th (631.4)
India 2 (Shruti / Arshdeep Singh) – 19th (628.0)

📊 Medal Tally

🥇 Gold: 1
🥈 Silver: 0
🥉 Bronze: 0

India’s campaign was largely built around a single standout performance in the mixed team pistol event.

🧠 Key Takeaways

The pistol mixed team combination delivered a world-class performance, securing the only medal
Several shooters reached finals or top-10 qualification positions, indicating depth
However, there was a clear gap in converting opportunities into podium finishes
Rifle events showed consistency in scoring but lacked final breakthroughs

The ISSF World Cup Granada 2026 reflected a steady but unspectacular performance for India. While the gold medal and world record were notable highlights, the overall results underline the need for improved consistency, particularly in finals.

With multiple shooters staying competitive in qualification rounds, the focus going forward will be on execution under pressure at the highest level.