Shooting Competition
USA Shooting Heads to Junior Pan American Games
Young U.S. rifle, pistol, and shotgun athletes to compete in Paraguay
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✍️By ZRIntel Editorial Team📍Asunción, Paraguay
Team USAs rifle, pistol, and shotgun squads are in Asuncin, Paraguay, for the 2025 Junior Pan American Games, held August 913. Leading the contingent is University of Kentucky rifle athlete Braden Peiser, honored as the U.S. flag bearer. The roster includes collegiate standouts such as Griffin Lake (West Virginia University), Suman Sanghera (pistol), and Gracie Hensley (shotgun), among others. Events will span 10m air rifle, 10m air pistol, skeet, and trapboth individual and mixed team formats. With athletes aged 21 and under from 41 nations, the Games offer both competitive experience and potential Olympic pathways. Gold medalists in each event will secure by-name quota spots for the 2027 Pan American Games.