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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has approved the World Shooting governing body’s updated qualifications system for the next year’s Tokyo Olympics. Hence, India could add one more quota in the Olympic Games.
Indian shooters were already ready for success at the Tokyo Olympic Games but Coronavirus pandemic has halted this year’s Olympics and now it stands postponed till next year.
“The allocation of the 12 quota places (one in each individual event) will be done based on the world ranking list of March 31, 2020, and points earned at one ISSF World Cup in Rifle/Pistol and one ISSF World Cup in Shotgun to be held in March-April of 2021,” the International Shooting Sport Federation said in a statement.
The National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) said that this could help shooters like Anish Bhanwala who secure a quota for himself in the 25m rapid fire pistol.
“Anish was in the top 10 in the March 31 ranking and all the other shooters above him had already secured their quotas. So, he definitely has a chance”. an NRAI insider said.
“Anish was in the top 10 in the March 31 and all the other shooters above him had already secured their quotas. And his chances will only increase if he shoots a good score in the World Cup in March-April 2021,” he further added.
According to ISSF, the new dates for the Tokyo Olympic Games 2020 qualifications in shooting is June 6, 2021.
The apex body further said that, “As proposed by the ISSF, the quota places supposed to be allocated at the 2020 European Championship Shotgun in Chateauroux, France, and the European Olympic Qualification Championship in Plzen, Czech Republic, will be allocated at the 2021 European Championship 10m in Lohia, Finland, and at the European Championship 25/50/300m/Shotgun in Osijek, Croatia.”
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