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The Shooting Federation of India has announced a 15-member rifle and pistol team for the Paris Olympics, with female shooter Manu Bhaker being the only player to participate in both events. The team was selected through a virtual meeting. The team includes eight rifle and seven pistol shooters.
The selection committee has decided to give priority to the trial results, closing the door on shooters like world champion Rudraksh Patil. Although Patil did not perform well in his favourite 10m air rifle, he is pushing to make the Olympic team. He has secured an Olympic quota.
The federation has argued that the quota in shooting is given to the country, not to individual players. All the team members, coaches and support staff are currently attending the Volmarange Les Mines camp in France. All the athletes will return home for two weeks before leaving for the Olympics. The shotgun team will be announced after the World Cup in Lonato, Italy. The Paris Olympics will begin on July 26 and end on August 11.
Indian shooting team for Paris Olympics
Rifle: Sandeep Singh, Arjun Babuta (10m Air Rifle Men), Elavenil Valarivan, Ramita (10m Air Rifle Women), Sifat Kaur Samra, Anjum Moudgil (50m Rifle 3 Positions Women), Aishwarya Tomar, Swapnil Kushale (50m Rifle 3 Positions Men).
Pistol: Sarabjot Singh, Arjun Cheem (10m Air Pistol), Manu Bhaker and Ridham Sangwan (10m Air Pistol Women), Anish Bhanwal and Vijayveer Sidhu (25m RFP Men), Manu Bhaker and Esha Singh (25m Pistol Women).