Former Indian shooter Jaspal Rana has slammed the National Rifle Association of India's (NRAI) decision to send the Olympic-bound shooters for the World Cup in Munich, starting on Friday.In an exclusive interview with IANS, the Asian Games gold .
A 23-member Indian Rifle and Pistol squad has been announced for the upcoming International Shooting Sport Federation ISSF World Cup in Munich scheduled for
The National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) has announced a 23-member rifle and pistol squad for the upcoming International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup in Munich, scheduled for an end-of-the-month start. Top shooters like .
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The tabulation at the end of this article shows the performances in the event across seven major ISSF tournaments since the start of the Olympic qualification period. Besides the World Championships in 2018, there were four World Cups in 2019 (all offering Olympic quotas) and two World Cups in 2021 (which provide an indicator of recent form) that have been included in the table, in an attempt to determine the top contenders and medal favourites going into Tokyo. In the interest of uniformity, restricted events like continental championships and the World Cup Final (which is an invitational event) have not been included.
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In an event where Indian shooters were on a dream run in 2019, things are not looking clear cut anymore if recent form is any indication. File image of Apurvi Chandela | ISSF
After a disappointing showing at the 2016 Rio Olympics, Tokyo 2020 is likely to play a critical role in determining the future of the Olympic movement in India, and unsurprisingly, a lot of Indian hopes are pinned on the sport of shooting.
India had a mind-blowing 2019 in shooting, topping the medals tally at all the four rifle/pistol World Cups with a total of 22 medals including as many as 16 gold. Such performances were unheard of in Indian shooting and rightly raised a lot of hopes.