Indian Junior Shooters Embark Upon Year's First World Cup Mission in Suhl

A first batch of 40 Indian shooters and support staff will embark upon the blue-riband event of the junior international shooting sport calendar, the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Junior World Cup (Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun) in Suhl, Germany, on Saturday.

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The official arrivals are scheduled for 19 May while competitions begin from 20 May, running up to 26 May.

India, who finished on top of two of the three ISSF junior events last year, have fielded the largest contingent of 57 shooters, who will be accompanied by 21 officials including coaches and support staff.

A second batch of 38 (28 shooters and 10 support staff) will follow on Sunday.

Suhl, a small city of no more than 40,000 residents right in the center of Germany, has long been the driving force of the junior international shooting circuit and as such, attracts the very best of the future stars in the sport.

Many future Olympic and world champions have been unearthed in Suhl.