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Skeet Shooters Get Into Action First As ISSF World Cup Series Kicks Off In Morocco

By IANS News March 25, 2026 • 17:20 PM View: 73

International Shooting Sport Federation: The top international skeet shooters will get into action on the opening day of the opening day of the first Shotgun World Cup of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup series starting in Tangier, Morocco, on Thursday. A 12-member team is all set to represent India in the year’s first ISSF World Cup Shotgun.

Over 270 athletes from 43 countries are in the fray for five gold medals in the five Olympic shotgun events, including reigning world and Olympic champions, eager to test their sharpness ahead of a long and critical international season.

The men’s and women’s skeet shooters fire first with the first 75 targets of the qualification round scheduled for Friday (March 27, 2026), followed by the next 50 targets and finals the day after. The last final, the Trap Mixed Team event, is slated for April 2, 2026.