Shooting team fly off for Gold Coast
The Bangladesh shooting team left for Australia last night to take part in the XXI Commonwealth Games, which will be held in Gold Coast from April 4.
The 18-member contingent, including 13 shooters, three coaches and two officials, is the first of the contingents from Bangladesh, who will also be participating in swimming, boxing, weightlifting, athletics and wrestling disciplines.
However, shooting remains the discipline that Bangladesh will be pinning most of their hopes on after having won a few medals from the sport in the past.
The shooting team will reach Australia tomorrow evening and are expected to start their training at the official practice range a day or two later, provided they get the required permission, informed Bangladesh Shooting Sports Federation's chief executive officer Mushtaq Wais.
Both rifle shooting coach Klavs Christensen and pistol shooting coach Marko Sokic are hopeful with their disciples about earning laurels from down under.
Although last edition's silver medallist in 10m air rifle, Abdullahel Baki, is part of the contingent, the centre of attention will be Risalatul Islam, who outshone other senior shooters to win gold in the National Shooting Championship in October last year.
The six male shooters and seven female shooters will compete in five events each in men's and women's group -- 10m air pistol, 50m air pistol, 10m air rifle, 50m rifle prone and 50m rifle three positions.
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