After Asian Championship glory, Indian shooters eye national trials in Delhi
Almost all of India’s top guns will be competing in 10 events, which include all eight Olympic events plus the rifle prone competitions for men and women.
Almost all of India’s top guns will be competing in 10 events, which include all eight Olympic events plus the rifle prone competitions for men and women.
In the pistol mixed team event, the Indian pairs finished 11th and 13th in qualification, while in the rifle mixed team event, the Indians were placed 14th and 34th.
Indian shooting team's high-performance manager Ronak Pandit believes the upcoming Shooting League of India (SLI) can use technology to help in growing the audiences for the sport.
India has been officially confirmed as the host nation for major international shooting competitions for the next three consecutive years, following the finalisation of the ISSF’s global calendar for 2027 and 2028.
Former pistol ace and Olympian Jitu Rai was among the 16 new shooters, who were appointed as coaches of the national team. This was among the several key decisions taken at the Governing Body meeting of the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI), held here on Saturday.
While congratulating the Indian players, Modi also conveyed people's best wishes for their future endeavours.
This performance, however, might not be considered for the selection of shooters for the Olympics, said a national level coach.
A delighted NRAI president Raninder Singh tweeted a screenshot of the International Shooting Sport Federation's (ISSF) overall rankings for 2019.
There was more disappointment in store for 16-year-old Manu Bhaker as the Commonwealth Games gold-medallist was eliminated at fifth place with a score of 176.2.
Sarnobat won the gold medal in the 25m pistol competition at the 18th Asian Games here on Wednesday with a Games record score of 34.
