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New Delhi: India will be hosting the combined shotgun/rifle/pistol World Cup in 2017 and based on the event's success, the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) will contemplate bidding for the 2018 prestigious World Championship, in which 70 Tokyo Olympic quota places will be up for grabs. The combined tournament is the year's one of the four World Cups in the International Shooting Sport Federation's (ISSF) calendar The Air Gun Championship precedes the Asian Shooting Championship, scheduled to be held in Kuwait in November, and it will be the last qualification event for next year's Rio Olympics. The shooters are using this event as preparation for the November event. Considering this ,the ongoing tournament at the Karni Singh Shooting Range, |
Shooting: India to host 2017 World Cup, NRAI targets World Championships
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shooting event at this level shall be produced and broadcast live. Shooting is a sport with tremendous mass interest and it is also the best medal prospect for India at next year's Rio Games. I am committed to make shooting a household sporting spectacle." One of the less-spoiled sports bodies of the country, ably run by earlier functionaries like Dronachaarya awardee Prof, Sunny Thomas, NRAI deserves better fan and government support. The promising Indian shooters, who had already proved their worth with stellar international performances, deserve all encouragements to come out with flying colours at the Rio Olympics. And they are capable of adding a few more to the four Olympic medals they have already won. |