As many as eight Olympic-bound Indian shooters, including some of the country`s biggest medals hopes in Tokyo, will be seen in action in the European Championship here on Monday. Participating in the continental tournament as guest invitee, the Indians will, however, be shooting only in the Minimum Qualification Score (MQS) section, and hence, their scores will not be considered for qualifying for the finals.

So podium finishes in the tournament are out of question for the Indian shooters but they will not mind that as it will at least give them another competitive platform to test themselves ahead of this summer`s all-important Tokyo Olympics. Three Indians -- Deepak Kumar, Divyansh Singh Panwar and Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar -- will shoot in the men`s 10m air rifle MQS along with 12 other participants. While Kumar and Divyansh are going to shoot in the main event in Tokyo, the young Tomar has been picked as one of the squad`s many reserves. Apurvi Chandela and Elavanil Valarivan will shoot in the women`s 10m air rifle MQS along with 12 other shooters.