The decisions were finalised during the IOA Executive Council meeting on January 8 and subsequently received unanimous approval from the IOA General House at its Annual General Meeting on January 9, both held in Ahmedabad.
London 2012 Olympic bronze medallist Gagan Narang has entered the fray for the presidency of the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI), setting up a contest with current chief Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo in the federation’s upcoming elections.
She won a bronze medal in Women’s 10m Air Pistol event, and then followed it up with another Bronze win along with Sarabjot Singh in the 10m Air Pistol Mixed-Team event.
Contingent chef de mission and four-time Olympian shooter Gagan Narang said on Thursday in an interaction with journalists at the Main Press Centre.
“I arrived here in Paris on Thursday night and have taken stock of the arrangements inside the Games Village for the Indian contingent. The athletes are slowly settling in and are exploring the Village,” stated the 2012 London Olympics bronze medallist.
Speaking on fitness, Kiren Rijiju said that the citizens of India have a big role to play in India becoming a sporting powerhouse.
The experts will review the code vis-a-vis the present code and will examine the comments received by the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and various National Sports Federations (NSF) related to the new draft.
Olympian shooters Jitu Rai, Gagan Narang and Apurvi Chandela will spearhead 27-member Indian challenge in the Commonwealth Games shooting events…
This will be the same range where the shooting competitions for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics will be hosted.
The 2010 CWG gold medallist shot a total of 28 in the finals to finish third.
