ISSF Shooting World Cup to be held in New Delhi from 15 to 26 March next year

New Delhi: The capital will be hosting next year’s International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Combined World Cup from 15-26 March. The dates were finalised after the ISSF’s approval Monday. The Combined World Cup involves events in rifle, pistol and shotgun. [caption id=“attachment_4585071” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Representational image. Getty[/caption] “It is to confirm that the ISSF Executive Committee approved the dates of the 2020 ISSF World Cup stages. We herewith confirm that the dates for the ISSF World Cup in Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun events to be held in New Delhi, India, are as following: 15 March 26 March 2020,” the sport’s global body wrote in a letter to the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI). It will be the season-opening World Cup for rifle and pistol shooters and the year’s second for those in shotgun. Offering top-class competition, the event will provide the shooters with a good platform to prepare for next summer’s Tokyo Olympics. India has been hosting a series of world class competition in recent times, including the World Cup Finals in all events last year. In February this year, India had hosted a World Cup, which offered Olympic quota places for Tokyo.