Focus on Indian shooters’ performance in World Cup ahead of Paris Olympics
The Hindu
Indian shooters prepare for Paris Olympics at ISSF World Cup in Munich, facing personal coach controversy and Olympic selection challenges.
Away from the oppressive Indian summer, the country's shooters would be hoping to further fortify their preparations ahead of the Paris Olympics when the ISSF World Cup (Pistol/Rifle) commences in Munich on June 1.
Several shooters, who recently appeared in the gruelling nearly month-long trials in New Delhi and Bhopal, were keen to skip the World Cup because of "fatigue" and to focus on their Olympic preparations.
But with the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) making participation in WC compulsory, and also reportedly thrashing out the contentious issue of personal coaches with the shooters, the Paris-bound pistol and rifle marksmen would like to use this last competitive outing to gauge their preparations for the Olympics.
The issue of personal coaches had become a major point of contention. The shooters felt that there was little "flexibility" being given to them vis-a-vis personal coaches at the national camp.
Though the issue seems to have been sorted for now, many personal coaches would not have accompanied their wards as the federation's decision came on the day the shooters were leaving for Munich.
With several shooters having displaced the original Paris quota winners in the national squad following a series of four Olympic Selection Trials (OST), the federation would also be keen to see how they perform in the World Cup.
Someone like rookie Army man Sandeep Singh coming out of nowhere to top the national trials and push former world champion and Paris quota winner Rudrankksh Patil out of Olympic contention has put the federations in a fix.
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