MYAS funds 34 Indian Shooters for ISSF Shooting World Championships in Baku
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inistry of Youth Affairs and Sports is funding the participation of the Indian contingent for the upcoming ISSF World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan where a total of 34 Indian shooters, including 17 men and 17 women would be participating.
The financial assistance towards participation will cover the funding of 57 member shooting team which includes 34 Shooters, 15 Coaches, and 8 members of Support Staff including the HPD.
The team's boarding/Lodging costs, airfare, visa costs and Out of Pocket Allowance among other expenditures will be covered under MYAS Annual Callender for Training & Competition Scheme.
Out of 34 shooters competing at the event, 24 are Target Olympic Podium Scheme Athletes and 7 are Khelo India Athletes.
The event will kick off on August 14 and conclude on September 1. The prestigious event is important for India going into the Paris Olympic year as it has a total of 48 Olympic Quotas to offer across 15 events.
In the 2022 edition of the ISSF Shooting World Championships, India have won 34 medals including 12 Gold, Nine Silver and 13 Bronze medals and finished second on the overall medals tally behind China.
34 Indian shooters who will be competing at the event are -
Divyansh Singh Panwar, Ramita, Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Mehuli Ghosh, Hriday Hazarika, Toilottama Sen, Akhil Sheoran, Sift Kaur Samra, Niraj Kumar, Ashi Chouksey, Sarabjot Singh, Manini Kaushik, Shiva Narwal, Divya T.S, Arjun Singh Cheema, Esha Singh, Anish, Palak, Vijayveer Sidhu, Rhythm Sangwan, Adarsh Singh, Manu Bhaker, Prithviraj Tondaiman, Manisha Keer, Kynan Chenai, Preeti Rajak, Zoravar Singh Sandhu, Rajeshwari Kumar, Anantjeet Singh Naruka, Ganemat Sekhon, Angadvir Singh Bajwa, Parinaaz Dhaliwal, Gurjoat Singh Khangura and Darshana Rathore .
✔️ MYAS funds 34 Indian Shooters for ISSF Shooting World Championships in Baku
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