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NRAI chief Raninder Singh terms India hosting CWG shooting, archery events in Jan 2022 as an innovative and unprecedented development for the sport
Pistol shooters in action during the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games in Brisbane. Pic/AFP
"This is truly a game changing methodology to hosting a prestigious multi sport even such as the CWG, where a cost effective and inclusive methodology has been created for bidding nations to partner with other nations to it in some sports to use existing infrastructure and not new," he said.
Raninder lauded Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) chief Louis Martin and CEO David Grevemberg for showing "such a openness and engulfing leadership in accepting such a proposal that is admittedly against the grain".
The International Shooting Sports Federation, in a crisp statement, said its "sport was included into the Commonwealth Games". "Due to refusal of the Birmingham Committee to conduct shooting competitions the National Rifle Association of India [NRAI] took over this function with the support of the ISSF keeping the quotas and medals for athletes," the world body said.
"We hope that no special efforts will be required for the 2026 Commonwealth Games."
PTI
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