India Gets Praise For Successfully Hosting Para Shooting World Cup

India finished third in the tally with 16 medals, including two gold and eight silver

Updated on: 30 March 2024 10:08 pm

Indian para shooters' team celebrating finishing third in the medal tally on the final day of the tournament. Photo: X/ @ShootingPara

India has received appreciation from the World Shooting Para Sport (WSPS) for successfully organising the Para Shooting World Cup in New Delhi earlier this month. (More Sports News)

The Para World Cup, organised at the Karni Singh Ranges in New Delhi from March 6-15, saw more than 250 shooters from over 50 countries competing for medals and 2024 Paris Paralympic berths.

India finished third in the tally with 16 medals, including two gold and eight silver.

Mona Agarwal, who took up shooting sport in December 2021, has become the ninth Indian para shooter to secure a Paris berth. Avani Lekhara, the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics gold medallist, finished third. - SAI

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"We received numerous positive comments from our teams that attended the event. I have been organising events for 10-plus years (and) I can confirm that the World Cup in India was one of the best that I have seen," wrote WSPS Shooting Manager, Tyler Anderson, who was in Delhi from Bonn for the entire duration of the Para World Cup.

"On behalf of shooting Para Para sport and our athletes, we thank JP Nautiyal (chairperson, Para Shooting - Sports Technical Committee, Paralympic Committee of India) and his staff for their time, effort and dedication to deliver this world-class event," added Anderson.