more-inThe stringent selection criteria of the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) has resulted in the golden goose being split, at least for this season. Jitu Rai and Heena Sidhu who had won three gold medals in the World Cups and World Cup Final last season will not be competing as a pair in the mixed events of the World Cups this year. In the first World Cup in Guadalajara, Mexico, in March, Omprakash will pair with Manu Bhaker and Shazar will partner Mahima Turhi Agarwal. When Heena Sidhu competes in the second World Cup in Changwon in Korea, in April, she will pair with Omprakash while Manu Bhaker will partner Shazar Rizvi. It will be the same partnership for the World Cups in Fort Benning, US, in May and Munich, Germany, in June.

Source: The Hindu January 31, 2018 07:07 UTC