Meet India's Rio-bound shooters

Abhinav Bindra (Event: 10m air rifle). Having announced that he will retire from competitive shooting after Rio 2016, the 33-year-old will be aiming to end his career on a golden note. (Getty Images)

Gagan Narang (10m air rifle, 50m rifle prone, 50m rifle 3 positions). A bronze medalist in 2012, Narang will be gunning for a medal across three different events for the third consecutive time in the Olympics. (TOI Photo)

Jitu Rai (10m air pistol, 50m pistol). Rai was the first shooter to qualify for the Rio Olympics when he claimed silver medal in the men's 50-metre pistol event at the Shooting World Championships. (Getty Images)

Heena Sidhu (10m air pistol, 25 m pistol). Heena secured an Olympic quota by shooting for gold in the women's 10-m air pistol at the Asia Olympic Qualifiers in January. (Getty Images)

Kynan Chenai (Trap). Kylan, who took up shooting in 2003, is one of the most promising shotgun shooter in India. (Getty Images)

Mairaj Ahmad Khan (Skeet). In April, Khan gave India its first skeet medal at a World Cup when he won silver at the ISSF World Cup in Rio. (Getty Images)

Prakash Nanjappa (50m pistol). The 40-year-old qualified for the Rio Games after he finished eighth in the 50m air pistol event in Azerbaijan last August. (Getty Images)

Chain Singh (50m rifle prone, 50m rifle 3 positions). Chain won an Olympic quota place for India at the Gabala World Cup in 2015. (Getty Images)

Gurpreet Singh (10m air pistol, 25m rapid fire pistol). An army man, Gurpreet won the country's fifth shooting quota when he finished fourth at the Munich World Cup in June 2015. (Getty Images)

Manavjit Singh Sandhu (10m air pistol, 25m rapid fire pistol). Trap ace and World Championship medallist Sandhu was picked in India's squad owing to his consistent scores in selection trials. (Getty Images)

Apurvi Chandela (10m air rifle). The 23-year old shooter qualified for the Rio Olympis when she won bronze in the ISSF World Cup last year. (Getty Images)

Ayonika Paul (10m air rifle). Ayonika, a second year ME student at the Pillai College of Engineering, will compete in the 10 meters air rifle event at the Olympics. (Getty Images)