New Delhi, Double Paralympic medalist shooter Singhraj Adna will not be part of the Indian contingent for the Paris Paralympic Games due to changes in competition rules by the International Paralympic Committee after the 2020 Tokyo edition.
42-year-old Singhraj had won silver in the mixed 50m pistol SH1 and bronze in the 10m air pistol SH1 category.
The Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) selection panel for shooting met on Tuesday and decided that although nine Paris quota places were secured by para shooters from th country, only eight will board the flight to Paris.
"Though we have secured nine quota places for the Paris Paralympics, as per the OU PCI selection policy and World Shooting Para Sports (WSPS) guidelines, only eight shooters will be able to participate, hence we have to surrender Singhraj's quota," The minutes of the PCI selection committee meeting said.
JP Nautiyal, PCI president for shooting sports, pointed out that at the Tokyo Paralympics, every country was eligible for a maximum of three shooter PE events, but in Paris, the number has been reduced to two, "which has prompted the PCI to take this up." Have been forced to.Extremely painful decision to surrender Kota to Shootin' Stalwart Singhraj. ,
"Rudranash Khandelwal (50m pistol SH1), Nihal Singh will represent the country I 25m pistol.
"In para shooting, if you bag a quota in a particular event, you can play three different events. Singhraj and Manish Narwal had won quota places in the 10 air pistol," Nautiyal said.
He said, “In 25m sports pistol P3, Nijal Singh is currently on top while Army man Ami Ahmed Butt is in second place and both have secured Paris Paralympics quota.,
"In 50m pistol, we have got only one quota through Rudransh Khandelwal, and H is currently on top in terms of rankings, while the second player in Category I is Nihal Singh. So, apart from surrendering one quota, we have There was no option,” Nautiyal.
National para shooting coach, Subhash Rana, said that Singhraj was kept as a reserve in case some shooters fell ill or "some unexpected circumstances".
Rana also said that PCI has applied for two bipartite (wildcard) spots, which are for Rubina Francis (Women's 10m Air Pistol SH1), who has the No. 2 and Swarup Anhakar (Men's 10m Air Rifle SH1 ) has a world ranking of.
“Rubina missed winning the quota by a fraction of a point, so we have appeasement for her and Swarup for the wildcard.“Given his past Internaia performance and current world ranking, he has a bright chance to win a GE wildcard and a medal in Paris.”
42-year-old Singhraj had won silver in the mixed 50m pistol SH1 and bronze in the 10m air pistol SH1 category.
The Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) selection panel for shooting met on Tuesday and decided that although nine Paris quota places were secured by para shooters from th country, only eight will board the flight to Paris.
"Though we have secured nine quota places for the Paris Paralympics, as per the OU PCI selection policy and World Shooting Para Sports (WSPS) guidelines, only eight shooters will be able to participate, hence we have to surrender Singhraj's quota," The minutes of the PCI selection committee meeting said.
JP Nautiyal, PCI president for shooting sports, pointed out that at the Tokyo Paralympics, every country was eligible for a maximum of three shooter PE events, but in Paris, the number has been reduced to two, "which has prompted the PCI to take this up." Have been forced to.Extremely painful decision to surrender Kota to Shootin' Stalwart Singhraj. ,
"Rudranash Khandelwal (50m pistol SH1), Nihal Singh will represent the country I 25m pistol.
"In para shooting, if you bag a quota in a particular event, you can play three different events. Singhraj and Manish Narwal had won quota places in the 10 air pistol," Nautiyal said.
He said, “In 25m sports pistol P3, Nijal Singh is currently on top while Army man Ami Ahmed Butt is in second place and both have secured Paris Paralympics quota.,
"In 50m pistol, we have got only one quota through Rudransh Khandelwal, and H is currently on top in terms of rankings, while the second player in Category I is Nihal Singh. So, apart from surrendering one quota, we have There was no option,” Nautiyal.
National para shooting coach, Subhash Rana, said that Singhraj was kept as a reserve in case some shooters fell ill or "some unexpected circumstances".
Rana also said that PCI has applied for two bipartite (wildcard) spots, which are for Rubina Francis (Women's 10m Air Pistol SH1), who has the No. 2 and Swarup Anhakar (Men's 10m Air Rifle SH1 ) has a world ranking of.
“Rubina missed winning the quota by a fraction of a point, so we have appeasement for her and Swarup for the wildcard.“Given his past Internaia performance and current world ranking, he has a bright chance to win a GE wildcard and a medal in Paris.”
