Shooting has not been “scrapped” from the 2022 Commonwealth Games, the CGF said today, insisting that the sport continues to remain in the optional category. The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) CEO David Grevemberg refuted reports that shooting has been dropped from the Birmingham Games roster on the organisers’ request. “In response to erroneous media reports, the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) would like to clarify that shooting has not been ‘scrapped’ from the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England,” Grevemberg told PTI in an official response. Even though shooting remains an “optional sport”, Grevemberg termed reports of its scrapping as an “inaccurate” piece of news. “It is wholly inaccurate to suggest that the CGF has ‘scrapped’ shooting from the 2022 programme.

Source: Hindustan Times February 26, 2018 07:07 UTC