India At Paris Olympics 2024: NRAI Announce Rifle And Pistol Teams, Manu Bhaker To Feature

Paris Olympics 2024: NRAI have reportedly announced their rifle and pistol teams, and Manu Bhaker is officially a part of the team. Here are the details.

Manu Bhaker is amongst the major medal contenders for India at this year's Olympics ( Image Source :@realmanubhaker / X )

Paris Olympics 2024: India is gearing up for the Paris Olympics 2024, as the global event is less than 100 days away, and keeping in mind the highly successful Tokyo Olympics 2020, the hopes of the 1.4 Billion people will be very high this time around, especially for that all-elusive gold medal, a dream which came true via Neeraj Chopra's historic gold medal in Men's Javelin Throw at Tokyo Olympics 2020.

As reported by PTI on Tuesday, June 11, the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) announced a 15-member team for rifle and pistol events that will be travelling to France to compete at the Paris Olympics 2024.

National shooting federation announces 15-member Indian rifle and pistol team for upcoming Paris Olympics.#ParisOlympics2024 #ParisOlympics pic.twitter.com/GFUjrWbMQZ

— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) June 11, 2024

 

PTI's Official Report On NRAI's Announcement Of Rifle And Pistol Teams At Paris Olympics 2024

"Women's pistol ace Manu Bhaker was the only one to be picked in two individual events after her excellent run of form in selection trials as the national shooting federation on Tuesday announced a 15-member Indian rifle and pistol team for the Paris Olympics. The team was finalised during a selection meeting held virtually. The squad has eight rifle shooters and seven in pistol discipline. The selectors decided to give precedence to trial results, shutting the door on the likes of world champion Rudrankksh Patil, who has been pleading to be considered despite underwhelming scores in his pet 10m air rifle event as he had won the quota," reported PTI.

"In shooting, quotas are won by countries and not individual athletes. All the team members, along with the coaches and support staff, are currently in a camp in Volmerange-Les-Mines, France, mainly aimed at acclimatisation and hard-training before they come back home for a two-week break. The shotgun squad will be announced after the ISSF World Cup in Lonato, Italy, competitions in which start from Wednesday and go on till June 18," it added.