New Delhi, July 12: A high-performance national shooting camp for the upcoming ISSF World Cup in Hangzhou, China, and the Asian Games in Japan began here on Sunday, with 35 athletes across rifle, pistol and shotgun disciplines participating.
The rifle and pistol camp will continue until July 17, while the trap camp is scheduled from July 14-20.
The skeet squad has already been training since July 9.
The Hangzhou World Cup will be held from July 20-29, followed by the Asian Games in Japan from September 19 to October 3.
Among those attending the camp are double Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker, rifle shooters Rudrankksh Patil, Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar and Elavenil Valarivan, along with other leading Indian shooters.
The Indian shooters will train under a mix of Indian coaches and international experts, including Olympic double trap champion Peter Wilson, rifle expert Thomas Farnik, pistol coach Jalena Arunovic and skeet specialist Riccardo Filippelli, to name a few. (PTI)
