Abhinav Bindra roped in as ‘mentor’ to prepare shooting team for Paris 2024 – Times of India
NEW DELHI: The failure of the country’s shooters to land a single medal at the 2016 Rio and 2020 Tokyo Games has forced the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) to knock on the doors of the Indian shooting’s stalwarts to guide the current lot of marksmen to Olympic glory at the Paris edition in 2024.In its efforts, the NRAI has officially roped in India’s first individual Olympic gold medallist, Abhinav Bindra, as ‘mentor’ to prepare the air pistol and rifle teams for the Paris Games.Bindra will be associated with the squad till the end of the ParisOlympics, scheduled from July 26 to August 11. Similarly, four-time Olympian trap shooter, Mansher Singh, has come on board as ‘mentor’ to train the shotgun team.While Bindra hasn’t officially travelled with the team so far and has larg...