Shooting League of India (SLI)
According to a statement released by the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) on Friday, the sport’s international governing body has granted the Inaugural Shooting League of India (SLI) a window, and the competition will now take place from November 24 to December 7.
A November–December window has been formally set aside for the first Shooting League of India (SLI) competition by the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF), which oversees Olympic shooting worldwide.
March was the originally decided as the time for the franchise-based shooting league.
The initiative’s leader, Kalikesh Narayana Singh Deo, president of the NRAI, praised the ISSF’s complete support as a revolutionary step.
SLI is now formally an international competition
“The SLI is now formally an international competition since the ISSF has acknowledged it and given it a window in its official calendar,” Kalikesh told on Friday. “In addition to the league’s distinctive features, this would help draw the majority of elite shooters to the league.”
In February, the NRAI brought on board marketing and commercial partners and hired former Hockey India CEO Elena Norman as a consultant for the league. Events from the rifle, pistol, and shotgun disciplines will be included in the competition.
Since the turn of the century, shooting has been India’s most successful Olympic sport, with Indians taking home one gold, two silver, and four bronze.
Shooting competition at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris
India picked up three bronze medals in the shooting competition at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. Manu Bhaker won two medals: a mixed team bronze with Sarabjot Singh in the 10m air pistol event and an individual bronze in the women’s 10m air pistol event. In the 50-meter rifle 3-positions for men, Swapnil Kusale won bronze.
With fourth-place performances in the women’s 25-meter pistol (Manu Bhaker), men’s 10-meter air rifle (Arjun Babuta), and skeet mixed team (Anantjeet Singh Naruka-Maheshwari Chauhan), India came dangerously close to more podium finishes.
