SHOOTING | NRAI felicitates medal winners from the Hangzhou Asian Games
The Hindu
: NRAI felicitated Asian Games medalists with mementos. India will field 36-member squad for Asian Championship, aiming to win 11 Olympic quota. 38-member junior squad also to compete, with 24 coaches and support staff. India aspires to win more Olympic quota than 15 at Tokyo Games.
The National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) felicitated the medal winners of the Asian Games with mementos at the Dr. Karni Singh Range here on Tuesday.
The Indian contingent is currently training in the capital for the Asian Championship to be staged in Changwon, Korea, from October 22.
Commending the shooters on their best ever performance in the Asian Games, accounting for 22 of the 107 medals the country won in Hangzhou, China, the senior vice-president of NRAI, Kalikesh Singh Deo said, “This is a stepping stone, and greater achievements await our talented shooters.”
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The Asian championship will offer 24 Olympic quota places for the Paris Games. India has won seven Olympic quotas so far in the World Championships.
India will field a 36-member squad for the Asian championship along with 17 coaches and support staff. The first batch will leave for Korea on Wednesday.