India to host 2026 Asian Rifle and Pistol Shooting Cup

India has been awarded the hosting rights of the 2026 Asian Rifle/Pistol Shooting Cup, the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) announced on Wednesday.

In a letter to K. Sultan Singh, Secretary General, NRAI, Eng. Duaij AlOtaibi, Secretary General of, Asian Shooting Confederation, asked for proposed dates for the tournament.

The letter said, "We are pleased to inform you that the Executive Committee of Asian Shooting Confederation (ASC) has decided to grant the hosting rights of “Asian Rifle/Pistol Cup 2026” to your esteemed shooting association. We congratulate you on this occasion and wish you the very best in the preparations and successful organization of this competition."

Reacting to the development, K. Sultan Singh said, “We are delighted to have been allotted yet another top international Shooting competition. We are extremely grateful to the executive committee of the ASC and assure them of putting our best foot forward as always.”

“It is yet another proof of the stature of Indian shooting in the international circuit and we are extremely pleased that our top guns will get another opportunity to sharpen their aim in front of home fans against the best in the world," NRAI president Kalikesh Singh Deo said.

India had previously hosted the 8th Asian Air Gun competition in the year 2015 followed by the Asian Olympic Qualifiers a year later.

In the same period, India has also hosted a total of six top International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) competitions additionally, including two World Cup Finals, the most recent being the ISSF World Cup Final Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun held last month in New Delhi.