India, March 25 -- Bhowneesh Mendiratta will aim to put the Paris Olympics heartbreak behind him and kick off the year on a high as he leads the Indian charge at the season-opening ISSF Shotgun World Cup, with an eye on a busy calendar culminating in the Asian Games and the World Championships later this year.

Trap marksman Bhowneesh, who had secured India's first quota for the Paris Olympics but missed out in the trials, will be keen to hit the ground running in Tangier as the qualification cycle for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics gets underway this year.

India is sending a 12-member squad for trap and skeet across the men's and women's events, along with two trap mixed teams, supported by a large contingent of foreign coaches, physioth...