Al Ain 2025 World Cup: Preview, stars and how to follow

Al Ain will wrap up the 2025 season of major shooting Para sport events with the traditional WSPS World Cup taking place from 28 October to 4 November.

The Zayed Higher Organisation Al Ain Equestrian, Shooting & Golf Club will welcome 213 athletes from 39 nations competing across 40 individual and team events in rifle, pistol and shot gun disciplines.

The venue is familiar to many athletes, having previously hosted the WSPS World Championships in 2022 and several World Cups.

India will field the largest delegation with 23 athletes, one more than hosts United Arab Emirates. They are followed by China (20), Thailand (16) and Kazakhstan (12).

Among India’s strong squad are three Paris 2024 Paralympic medallists, including the country’s only female Paralympic champion, Avani Lekhara. A two-time gold medallist in the R2 - women's 10m air rifle standing SH1, Lekhara will compete in that event as well as the R8 - women's 50m rifle 3 positions SH1.

Rubina Francis, who won bronze in the P2 - women's 10m air pistol SH1 at Paris 2024, will also be in action in Al Ain.

Manish Narwal is one of the six silver medallists from Paris 2024 in Al Ain. Second place in the P1 - men's 10m air pistol SH1, he will compete in that event along with the P3 and P4.

Other Paris 2024 silver medallist competing at the Al Ain World Cup are:

• Alexandre Galgani (Brazil), R5 - mixed 10m air rifle prone SH2
   
• Anna Benson (Sweden), R6 - mixed 50m rifle prone SH1
   
• Radoslav Malenovsky (Slovakia), R3 - mixed 10m air rifle prone SH1
   
• Vladimer Tchintcharauli (Georgia), R9 - mixed 50m rifle prone SH2
   
• Yerkin Gabasov (Kazakhstan), R1 - men's 10m air rifle standing SH1
   

  Last World Cup of the season — heading to the United Arab Emirates! 🇦🇪#ShootingParaSport #AlAin2025 pic.twitter.com/tKRc7B1JWK

  — Shooting Para Sport (@ShootingPara) October 23, 2025

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Leading the host nation’s charge will be veteran Abdulla Sultan Alaryani and Para trap shooter Mohammed Alhebsi.

Alaryani, a two-time Paralympic champion, claimed UAE’s two gold medals at the 2022 World Championships in Al Ain (R6 and R7). He will compete in both events again, alongside the R3.

Alhebsi is wrapping up a remarkable season following his PT1 world title at the Para Trap World Championships in Brno, Czechia in September. His victory, which came with a new world record, marked the first gold for UAE in Para Trap Worlds.

Slovakia’s Filip Marinov is another Brno 2025 medallist competing in Al Ain – he grabbed bronze in the PT2 - Mixed Trap SG-L.

Complete schedule and results of the Al Ain 2025 World Cup will be available here.