Star girls shooter Manu Bhaker will lead India strongly within the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Rifle/Pistol, beginning on Wednesday.
This is the primary Shooting World Cup stage to be held in India outdoors New Delhi and the lads’s and ladies’s 10m air pistol finals are scheduled for the primary day.
Three Indians every might be within the medal race in each the occasions. While Sarabjot Singh, Varun Tomar and Sumit Raman will compete for the highest spot amongst males, Rhythm Sangwan, Divya TS and Bhaker will compete amongst girls.
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan formally inaugurated the occasion at a grand opening ceremony on the Kushabhau Thackeray International Convention Center right here.
ISSF President Luciano Rossi was among the many dignitaries current.
The males’s 10m air pistol occasion has a 24-strong discipline, whereas the ladies have 19 contenders for the coveted ISSF World Cup medal, with defending world champion Liu Jinyao (males) and Lu Kaiman of China each within the fray.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
