Setback for shooters as Baku World Cup cancelled
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Setback for shooters as Baku World Cup cancelled. Image Source: IANS News
New Delhi, April 26 : The 15-member Indian shooting contingent for the Tokyo Olympics, already reeling after the national camp was postponed recently, suffered another blow to Tokyo preparations when the ISSF World Cup in Baku (June 21-July 2) was cancelled on Monday.
The International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) said in a statement, posted on their website, The Azerbaijan Shooting Federation (ASF) has informed the ISSF that due to the situation with the coronavirus pandemic and taking into account the surge in the growth of the number of people infected in the territory of Azerbaijan, the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan considered it inappropriate and unsafe to organise the ISSF World Cup in Baku from June 21 to July 2, 2021.
Shooting: ISSF World Cup in Baku cancelled due to rise in Covid-19 cases
The Azerbaijan Shooting Federation informed ISSF that the country’s government ‘considered it inappropriate and unsafe to organise the World Cup in Baku’. Representational image | Reuters
The upcoming ISSF World Cup in Baku, Azerbaijan, scheduled to be held just before the Tokyo Olympics, will not take place due to a surge in Covid-19 cases in the host country.
The tournament was to take place from June 21-July 2 and would have served as good preparatory ground for all shooters who have qualified for the Tokyo Olympics.
The Azerbaijan Shooting Federation has informed the International Shooting Sport Federation that due to the a surge in Covid-19 cases in Azerbaijan, the country’s government “considered it inappropriate and unsafe to organise ISSF World Cup in Baku,” the world governing body said in a statement.