Paris 2024 Olympics, Shooting Highlights, July 31 blog: Swapnil Kusale qualifies for men’s 50m rifle 3 positions final, Aishwary crashes out
The HinduJuly 31, 2024 11:37 SHOOTING AT PARIS 2024 - PREVIEW Lock ‘n load! It’s almost time to climb aboard the hype train to Châteauroux, where 21 Indian shooters will take on the mission of going up against 321 of the world’s best to claim the ultimate prize — an Olympic medal. The National Rifle Association of India announcing the squad way ahead of July 8 — the Paris 2024 entry deadline — felt like the calm before the storm. It is mostly a new-look squad except for familiar faces in pistol star Manu Bhaker and rifle wielders Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Anjum Moudgil and Elavenil Valarivan. Amid developments like numerous rule changes and overhauls in the coaching set-up, several prominent names such as Saurabh Chaudhary, Abhishek Verma, Apurvi Chandela, and Rahi Sarnobat faded from scorecards for different reasons.