SAI, NRAI to jointly take responsibility for national shooting camp

NEW DELHI: The two-month national camp for core Olympic shooters will begin at the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range from Thursday. All Tokyo Olympic quota winners will be a part of the camp which will run till December 17. The camp will comprise of 32 shooters (18 men and 14 women), 8 coaches, 3 foreign coaches and two support staff.

In order to maintain a secure bio-bubble whereby the athletes can train safely and to prevent a coronavirus outbreak, the responsibility of maintaining the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) will be shared by the Sports Authority of India and the National Rifle Association of India, a SAI media statement read on Tuesday.

Responsibility for maintaining the shooting range lies with the Administrator, Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range. IANS

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