The Indian workforce is not going to be participating within the ISSF World Cup in Changwon, Korea in April.© UKTN
Capturing powerhouses China and Japan are amongst a number of nations skipping the ISSF World Cup in New Delhi, scheduled from March 18-29. Among the international locations which haven’t despatched of their entries for the match embody the likes of China, Japan, Germany, Russia, Australia, New Zealand, Kuwait and Malaysia, the Nationwide Rifle Affiliation of India (NRAI) stated in a launch on Tuesday. A complete of 42 international locations have to this point confirmed their entries for the Worldwide Capturing Sport Federation mixed World Cup for rifle, pistol and shotgun.
Outstanding among the many international locations competing are Korea, Singapore, USA, United Kingdom, Iran, Ukraine, France, Hungary, Italy, Thailand and Turkey.
“China and Japan should not sending their athletes exterior their international locations earlier than the Olympics, that is what we have now heard,” a federation supply stated.
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The New Delhi-based match will see as many as 30 finals being held at an ISSF World Cup stage for the primary time, with the brand new workforce codecs accepted by the worldwide physique final yr.
The NRAI on Tuesday introduced the workforce for the match. On Monday, the federation stated the Indian workforce is not going to be participating within the World Cup in Changwon, Korea in April on account of a strict 14-day quarantine, which might have are available the way in which of their coaching forward of the Tokyo Olympics.
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