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Indian shooting team for Olympics likely on Sunday
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New Delhi, April 4 : The National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) selection committee is expected to meet on Sunday and announce the squad for the Tokyo Olympic Games in July-August.
In the 2019 Olympic qualification cycle, India won 15 Olympic quota places, including two in the men s skeet event. The quota is for the country and not for shooters.
Almost all the quota winners had given a good account of themselves in the recently-concluded New Delhi World Cup held at the Dr Karni Singh Shooting Ranges here.
643 At the recent ISSF World Cup in New Delhi, Panchkulaâs Yashaswini Singh Deswal (centre) pipped Manu Bhaker (L) for the 10m Air Pistol gold medal; P Shri Nivetha (R) finished fourth.
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It’s the last day of the ISSF World Cup in New Delhi. The team competition in trap discipline is being played out and skeet shooter Mairaj Ahmad Khan has walked in to watch the proceedings. Looking relaxed, the 45-year-old is at the Karni Singh Shooting Ranges to push for his training proposal with the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) officials. After the meeting, he is at the final range. “Ah! He is too slow, the target is well past him,” Mairaj indulges in commentary after a quick glance at the commentary box, which is empty.
Eyeing Olympics, Indian shooters may train/acclimatise in Korea
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New Delhi, April 1 : The National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) is looking at Incheon in South Korea as the final training-cum-acclimatisation hub for its shooters before they board the flight to Tokyo for the Olympic Games, starting on July 23.
Following a record haul of 30 medals, including 15 gold, at the recent World Cup in New Delhi, the federation wants to give its shooters the best possible platform to excel at the quadrennial event and they are planning a long camp in Incheon as South Korea and Japan have the same time zone and climate and will help Indian shooters acclimatise.
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