The shooting events will be held at the Asaka Shooting Range, Saitama Prefecture, northwest Tokyo.
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Indian shooters who have reached the Tokyo Olympics village will not be required to go through the mandatory quarantine. The shooters can start practice from July 19. the shooters will be allotted their respective rooms after they reach the athletes’ village.
The shooting events will be held at the Asaka Shooting Range, Saitama Prefecture, northwest Tokyo. The venue previously hosted the shooting competition at the 1964 Olympics.
“They have settled down at the Village, rooms are being allotted at the Games Village and they will begin training from 19th July. There is no quarantine or any isolation required as they have arrived from Croatia,” National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) secretary Rajiv Bhatia told PTI.
He said the formalities at the Narita international airport were carried out with ease. He also added that the contingent did not face any problems.
On Monday, the shooters are expected to visit the range to get a feel of the Games.
“There is jet lag after the long flight from Europe. So they will train after taking proper rest. They might check out the range tomorrow.”
The Olympics are scheduled to be held from July 23 to August 8. The shooting events will start from July 24 and will continue for 10 days. The Tokyo Olympics will be held without spectators owing to the pandemic.
Members of other disciplines arriving from India and few other nations are supposed to do a three-day mandatory quarantine on arrival in the Japanese capital.
The Indian shooting team left Zagreb on Friday after completing an 80-long competition-cum-training stint.
In Amsterdam, the 13-member pistol and rifle team were joined by the two skeet shooters — Mairaj Ahmad Khan and Angad Vir Singh — who were training in Italy.
The Indian contingent had moved to Zagreb in May as it was considered safer for them to train there. At a time when the second wave of the pandemic was creating havoc in the country.
During their stay in Croatia, the Indian shooters took part in the European Championships in Osijek, from May 29 to June 6. After that, participated in the World Cup before the Olympics, from June 22 to July 3, at the same venue.
India will be represented by 15 shooters at the Tokyo Games. The Indian team has eight rifle, five pistol and two skeet shooters, besides coaches and support staff members.
Indian shooters consistently dominated the sport, finishing top of the table in four ISSF World Cups in 2019
