A shot in the arm

NEW DELHI, MAY 14. In an attempt to give a boost to the discipline, the Sports Ministry has expanded the list of eligible shooters from 10 to 25 in each category for import of arms and ammunition.

At least 150 top shooters in the country will now be allowed to import weapons and ammunition for practice. ``This will go a longway in increasing India's chances to win medals in the international arena,'' said National Rifle Association of India's (NRAI) Secretary-General Baljeet Singh Sethi at a press conference here on Monday.

Till now only the top ten shooters in each group (viz seniors, juniors etc) were in the `renowned shot' category. He said the decision to this effect was communicated to NRAI on May 11 by the Ministry after sustained efforts undertaken by it for the last two years.

The Ministry has also assured NRAI that the process of giving go- ahead for the import of weapons and ammunition to shooters will be expedited at all levels, Sethi said.

- PTI

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