Virginia Thrasher will go for gold again in Rio ©Getty Images

A host of Olympic gold medallists will return to the scene of their triumphs at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro at the upcoming International Shooting Sport Federation Rifle and Pistol World Cup.

The event at Centro Militar de Tiro Esportivo, which hosted shooting at Rio 2016, begins tomorrow and concludes on Monday (September 2).

It has attracted several shooters who won gold at the venue for the 2016 Olympic Games.

Virginia Thrasher of the United States, Olympic champion in the 10 metres air pistol event, will be among those in action.

Olympic 25m rapid fire pistol champion Christian Reitz is among the Rio 2016 gold medallists competing this week ©Getty Images
Olympic 25m rapid fire pistol champion Christian Reitz is among the Rio 2016 gold medallists competing this week ©Getty Images

Thrasher is joined by Olympic 25m pistol gold medallist Anna Korakaki of Greece and Germany's Christian Reitz, winner of the 25m rapid fire pistol event at Rio 2016.

Vietnam's Hoàng Xuân Vinh, who earned 10m air pistol gold at the Games three years ago, has also entered the competition.

Thrasher will be among those in the women's air pistol final tomorrow, where the first medals of the World Cup will be on offer.