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21-member shooting contingent aim to end India’s 12-year medal drought
Updated On: 27 July, 2024 08:47 AM IST | Chateauroux (France) | PTI
Among the male participants, only Tomar has been part of the Olympics before. Tomar, will be seen in the men’s 50m rifle three positions alongside Swapnil Kusale
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India’s Manu Bhaker during a pre-event training in France yesterday. Pic/AP; PTI
A squad full of debutants free from past baggage will aim to ace the ultimate test of their lives when the shooting competition of the Paris Olympics begins in the sleepy French town of Chateauroux on Friday.
India has won four Olympic medals in shooting out of its overall tally of 35 but none in the last two editions of the Summer Games, putting the additional pressure of expectations on the record 21-member Indian contingent based in central France.
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