India topped the medal tally at the ISSF Junior World Championship 2026. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
India topped the medal tally at the ISSF Junior World Championship 2026. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
Indian shooters topped the medals tally the ISSF Junior World Championship with seven gold, finishing the campaign in style through outstanding performances in the pistol and rifle events, despite drawing a blank in shotgun.
India finished with 24 medals -- seven gold, eight silver and nine bronze -- to top the standings, ahead of the Individual Neutral Athletes (AIN), who claimed 14 medals, including six gold, while powerhouse Italy finished third with 10 medals, also featuring six gold.
India’s campaign got off to a flying start as Sejal Kamble won the women’s 10m air pistol gold, while Himanshi claimed bronze.
A third Indian, Vanshika Chaudhary, suffered a bizarre heartbreak after failing to fire her final shot while in contention for gold and a possible junior world record, apparently due to confusion during the closing moments of the final.
That would have given India a rare clean sweep of the podium.
The trio of Sejal, Vanshika and Navya Bishnoi then claimed gold in the team event to give India an early lead in the championship. India continued to remain on course as Sameer won gold in the men’s 25m rapid fire pistol event and Rohit Kanyan emerged victorious in the men’s 50m rifle 3-positions competition.
Prachi Gaikwad added a silver in the women’s 50m rifle 3-positions event, while India picked up bronze medals in the men’s 50m rifle 3-positions team and men’s 25m rapid fire pistol team events.
India’s medal surge continued with Anvii Rathod claiming bronze in the women’s 10m air rifle before Pritam Kendre struck gold in the men’s 10m air rifle.
However, India also endured disappointment in the women’s 10m air rifle team event, where Shambhavi Shravan Kshirsagar was disqualified for violating the International Shooting Sport Federation’s (ISSF) apparel stiffness regulations. The rule governs the stiffness and flexibility of shooting jackets and trousers, and failure to clear the mandatory equipment test results in immediate disqualification.
India’s final medal tally could have been even more impressive had Vanshika not missed her final shot while in contention for gold and a possible junior world record, and had Shambhavi not been disqualified.
India also claimed bronze in the men’s and women’s 25m pistol team events. In the men’s 10m air pistol, Shiva Narwal won silver while Yug Pratap Singh Rathore took bronze to complete a double podium finish for the country.
Narwal then teamed up with Sandeep Bishnoi and Chirag Sharma to secure silver in the men’s team event before partnering Vanshika Chaudhary for another silver in the 10m air pistol mixed team competition.
Despite its dominance in rifle and pistol, India’s long-standing struggles in shotgun persisted.
The country failed to win a single medal in the men’s and women’s trap, skeet and mixed team events, exposing a glaring weakness that is likely to concern the National Rifle Association of India ahead of future international competitions.
The men’s trap and skeet shooters endured a particularly disappointing campaign, with none progressing to the eight-shooter finals and the teams finishing well down the standings.
In the women’s events, Bhavya Tripathi reached the trap final but finished eighth, while Rishan Guron was placed seventh after qualifying for the skeet final. India also failed to qualify for the trap mixed team final.
Complete list of medal winners during the ISSF Junior World Championship 2026:
10m Air Pistol Women Junior
Gold – Sejal Kamble
Bronze – Himanshi
10m Air Pistol Women Junior Team
Gold – Sejal Kamble, Vanshika Choudhary, Navya Bishnoi
50m Rifle 3 Positions Women Junior
Silver – Prachi Gaikwad
25m Rapid Fire Pistol Men Junior
Gold – Sameer
50m Rifle 3 Positions Men Junior
Gold – Rohit Kanyan
50m Rifle 3 Positions Men Junior Team
Bronze – Rohit Kanyan, Vedant Nitin Waghmare, Hithesh Srinivasan
25m Rapid Fire Pistol Men Junior Team
Bronze – Sameer, Abhinav Choudhary, Sahil Choudhary
10m Air Rifle Women Junior
Bronze – Anvii Rathod
10m Air Rifle Men Junior
Gold – Pritam Kendre
25m Pistol Women Junior Team
Bronze – Anjali Mahendra Bhagwat, Parisha Gupta, Nithila Ivy Darling Praveen Christopher
25m Pistol Men Junior Team
Bronze – Abhinav Choudhary, Raj Chandra, Jatin
10m Air Pistol Men Junior
Silver – Shiva Narwal
Bronze – Yug Pratap Singh Rathore
10m Air Pistol Men Junior Team
Silver – Shiva Narwal, Sandeep Bishnoi, Chirag Sharma
10m Air Pistol Mixed Team Junior
Silver – Vanshika Chaudhary, Shiva Narwal
25m Standard Pistol Men Junior
Gold – Abhinav Deshwal
25m Standard Pistol Men Junior Team
Silver – Abhinav Deshwal, Jatin, Abhinav Choudhary
25m Standard Pistol Women Junior
Silver – Shaurya Dilip Bharne
Bronze – Riya Duggal
10m Air Rifle Mixed Team Junior
Gold – Shambhavi Shravan Kshirsagar, Abhinav Shaw
50m Pistol Men Junior
Bronze – Raj Chandra
50m Pistol Men Junior Team
Silver – Yogesh Kumar, Prateek, Abhinav Choudhary
50m Pistol Women Junior
Silver – Aishwarya Ravichandra Balehosur
Published on Jun 26, 2026
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