Archive · 10 Oct 2026
ISSF World Cup Cairo Leg: Schedule and Indian Contenders
The ISSF World Cup is a series of big shooting competitions held in several places.
The final stage of the 2026 series is being held in Cairo, Egypt.
Shooters will compete with rifles and pistols in individual and mixed-team events.
India has sent shooters in several events.
Swapnil Kusale, an Olympic bronze medallist, is one of the Indian athletes to watch.
Arya Rajesh Borse is also competing after winning silver at a World Cup event in Buenos Aires.
The Cairo competitions run from October 10 to 15.
The World Cup Final will take place in Rome in December.
Some Indian shooters have already qualified for that final.
The 2026 ISSF World Cup’s fourth and final stage is taking place in Cairo, Egypt, with competition running from October 10 to 15.
The Cairo programme includes eight individual Olympic disciplines and two mixed-team events across rifle and pistol shooting.
India’s squad features Olympic bronze medallist Swapnil Kusale, alongside experienced and emerging rifle and pistol shooters.
Arya Rajesh Borse, who recently won silver at the Buenos Aires World Cup, is among India’s women’s rifle competitors.
The World Cup Final is scheduled for Rome from December 3 to 8; Suruchi Singh, Esha Singh and Simranpreet Kaur Brar have qualified.
- Who
- Indian rifle and pistol shooters, along with competitors from other nations, are taking part in the ISSF World Cup Cairo leg.
- What
- The fourth and final 2026 ISSF World Cup stage features rifle and pistol events, including mixed-team competitions.
- When
- Competition runs from October 10 to 15, 2026; the World Cup Final is scheduled for December 3 to 8.
- Where
- Cairo, Egypt; the World Cup Final is scheduled for Rome, Italy.
- Why
- The Cairo competition is the fourth and final stage of the annual 2026 ISSF World Cup series.
- Cairo competition dates
- October 10–15, 2026
- Events
- Eight individual Olympic disciplines and two mixed-team events
- Shooting categories
- Rifle and pistol, across 10m, 25m and 50m ranges
- Indian Olympic medallist
- Swapnil Kusale won bronze in men's 50m rifle three positions at the Paris 2024 Olympics
- Indian World Cup medallist
- Arya Rajesh Borse won silver at the Buenos Aires World Cup
- World Cup Final
- Scheduled for Rome, December 3–8, 2026
- Indian athletes qualified for the final
- Suruchi Singh, Esha Singh and Simranpreet Kaur Brar