On shooting being excluded, Sidhu had said: "I think it has happened before. We have backed out in the past. India is a big nation and we can throw our weight behind this."
"They (Commonwealth Federation) are catering to their public, as in what their public would like to go and see on the venue or on television. Shooting still doesn't attract much spectators, so that is why they have included cricket," said Heena.
Asian Games bronze medallist Heena, in 2013, became the first Indian pistol shooter to win a gold medal in an ISSF World Cup finals when she won the 10m Air Pistol event.
Two-time Commonwealth Games gold medallist shooter Heena Sidhu on Thursday said the sport has come a long way and it is great to see the popularity of shooting growing in the country.
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Thursday presented the State Sports Awards, worth Rs 15.55 crore, to 23 players in…
Heena claimed an individual bronze in the women's 10m Air Pistol.
Sidhu shot a combined score of 626.2 (386+240.8) to claim the top honours.
Competing in maiden World Cup Final, Kumar shot 123.4 in the eighth-man event.
Rai and Sidhu qualified for the finals as top of the table today and comfortably claimed the gold by pipping France, who secured the silver medal
Heena said she would focus more on the Asian Air Gun competition this year as it will be held near Tokyo.
