NEW DELHI: Olympic silver medalist Vijay Kumar shall be competing in his greatest event because the London Games podium as he used to be on Friday picked within the Indian squad for the approaching ISSF World Championships,
The National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) introduced a 48-member Indian rifle and pistol squad for the event scheduled from October 12-25 in Cairo, Egypt.
Four years after his closing world event, the London Olympics silver medalist pistol shooter had returned to the nationwide squad in April this 12 months.
Kumar, who completed 2d in 25m speedy fireplace pistol within the 2012 Olympics, had taken a smash because of a prolonged shoulder damage.
Posted on the Himachal Pradesh police headquarters (PHQ) in Shimla as a deputy superintendent of police, Vijay had made a comeback to aggressive capturing closing 12 months after an opening of 5 years, “starting from zero”, just about a decade after crowning himself in glory by way of successful the silver in London.
A five-time Commonwealth Gold medalist, Vijay had left the Army to enroll in Himachal Pradesh Police in 2017.
A 24-member shotgun squad used to be already introduced previous for the Shotgun World Championships starting in Osijek, Croatia, from September 19.
The present group is stuffed with World Championship first-timers with Olympic silver medalist Vijay and silver medalist from the former World Championships, Anjum Moudgilbringing within the enjoy.
The skilled campaigners within the squad come with the likes of Olympians Manu Bhaker, Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar and Elavenil Valarivanbut even so Divyansh Singh Panwar, who has certified within the junior segment.
Shiva Narwal, who shall be main the Indian trio within the males’s 10m air pistol, isn’t but 17 and shall be in his first Worlds.
Others like Swapnil Suresh Kusale, who is likely one of the nation’s most sensible rifle capturing exponents, specifically in small-bore, may also be that includes in his first World Championships.
Swapnil used to be in shape on the Baku ISSF World Cup degree previous this 12 months, the place he received a primary particular person global cup degree gold, a silver in males’s 3P in addition to a blended 3P gold.
Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar alternatively may also be competing in his first Worlds and his upward push in males’s rifle 3 positions within the closing couple of years has been not anything in need of exceptional.
The ISSF World Championships is the head of the game.
The National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) introduced a 48-member Indian rifle and pistol squad for the event scheduled from October 12-25 in Cairo, Egypt.
Four years after his closing world event, the London Olympics silver medalist pistol shooter had returned to the nationwide squad in April this 12 months.
Kumar, who completed 2d in 25m speedy fireplace pistol within the 2012 Olympics, had taken a smash because of a prolonged shoulder damage.
Posted on the Himachal Pradesh police headquarters (PHQ) in Shimla as a deputy superintendent of police, Vijay had made a comeback to aggressive capturing closing 12 months after an opening of 5 years, “starting from zero”, just about a decade after crowning himself in glory by way of successful the silver in London.
A five-time Commonwealth Gold medalist, Vijay had left the Army to enroll in Himachal Pradesh Police in 2017.
A 24-member shotgun squad used to be already introduced previous for the Shotgun World Championships starting in Osijek, Croatia, from September 19.
The present group is stuffed with World Championship first-timers with Olympic silver medalist Vijay and silver medalist from the former World Championships, Anjum Moudgilbringing within the enjoy.
The skilled campaigners within the squad come with the likes of Olympians Manu Bhaker, Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar and Elavenil Valarivanbut even so Divyansh Singh Panwar, who has certified within the junior segment.
Shiva Narwal, who shall be main the Indian trio within the males’s 10m air pistol, isn’t but 17 and shall be in his first Worlds.
Others like Swapnil Suresh Kusale, who is likely one of the nation’s most sensible rifle capturing exponents, specifically in small-bore, may also be that includes in his first World Championships.
Swapnil used to be in shape on the Baku ISSF World Cup degree previous this 12 months, the place he received a primary particular person global cup degree gold, a silver in males’s 3P in addition to a blended 3P gold.
Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar alternatively may also be competing in his first Worlds and his upward push in males’s rifle 3 positions within the closing couple of years has been not anything in need of exceptional.
The ISSF World Championships is the head of the game.
