The events of the International Shooting Sport Federation, ISSF Shooting World Cup 2013 will begin from today. A 30-member Indian contingent is participating in the 9-day competition in Changwon, Korea. Today's events include, Men's 10 metres Air Rifle, Men's 50 metres Pistol and the precision stage of the Women's 25 metres Pistol. Olympian Abhinav Bindra, Sanjeev Rajput, Chain Singh and Akhil Sheoran will be seen in action in Men's 10 metres Air Rifle event; Om Prakash, Prakash Nanjappa and Jitu Rai will feature in Men's 50 metres Pistol event; And, Annuraj Singh, Rahi Sarnobat, Shreya Gawande, Anisa Sayyed and Sushma Singh will figure in the Women's 25 metres Pistol precision stage today.This is the first World Cup of this year for the rifle and pistol shooters and will be played with the new ISSF rules.
News On AIR | April 4, 2013 12:23 PM
ISSF World Cup, Korea:Olympian Bindra in action on day one today