New Delhi, Jan 7 : A lot of expectations ride on the shoulders of India’s shooters going into the Tokyo Olympics, said Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju.Rijiju on Thursday while inaugurating a residential hostel at the Karni Singh Shooting Range.
“Shooting is one of the premier sports at the moment.We have huge expectations from shooting and India has a huge reservoir of talent at grassroot level.
We have maximum qualification in Tokyo Olympics from shooting,” said Rijiju at the inauguration ceremony.
Indian shooters have won a record 15 quotas going into the postponed Olympics and have a chance to add to that haul on the basis of world rankings in the coming months.
“Our athletes represent the country at the Olympics, Asian Games, Commonwealth Games.They must have a standard of living where basic facilities are provided.
Shooting being a priority sport, we have to take all the necessary steps for the shooters,” said Rijiju.
Rijiju announced that all hostels must be of at least 3-star standard in terms of food, hospitality and cleanliness with the facility management being done by an expert agency.
He added that going forward there should be a separate girls hostel and separate boys hostel
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