Shooting team set for Munich World Cup
After failing to send the squad to Beijing for ISSF World Cup in April, the Bangladesh Shooting Sports Federation (BSSF) is now planning to send a seven-member team to the Germany World Cup which will be held in Munich from May 24 to 31.
BSSF has already selected six players -- three each in air-rifle and pistol events -- after Bangladesh Navy and Bangladesh Army agreed to bear expenditure of five shooters while the game’s governing body will bear the expenditure of a rifle shooter and a coach.
“We have been going through some financial crisis, so we can’t send the shooters to every international meet. This time around, the services teams have agreed to bear the cost of some shooters which paved the way for sending shooters to Munich. However, participation in World Cup also depends on getting government order and German visa,” BSSF chief executive Mustaque Waise told the Daily Star yesterday.
“Though the BSSF decided to send the shooters to Beijing in April, but we could not send them due to short period of time,” Waise said, adding that Bangladesh Navy will bear the expense of three shooters -- Commonwealth Games double silver medallist rifle shooter Abdullah Hel Baki along with Rabbi Hasan Munna and pistol shooter Piash Hossain.
He added that Army would bear the expense of Commonwealth Games silver medallist pistol shooter Shakil Ahmed as well as Abdur Razzak. The game’s local governing body would bear the expense of rifle shooter Rabbi Hasan Munna and a coach.
Even though BSSF is struggling to send shooters aboard with an aim of earning quota places for Tokyo Olympics, the shooters are not much optimistic.
“Preparation is going on and I hope to do well in Munich,” Baki said. “To be honest, it is very tough for us to reach eight-man final round because world’s top shooters will come to fight for quota places for Olympics.”
“However, our final target is Asian Championship in September where we will try to qualify for the final round,” added Baki.
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