After the CGF reiterated that Shooting will not be a part of the 2022 Commonwealth Games, India and Australia are pondering a boycott of the multi-sport event.
The 2022 Commonwealth Games will see a return of cricket, as women's T20 will be a part of the multi-sport event scheduled to take place in England.
Despite India's threat to boycott CWG 2022, the organizers have reiterated that Shooting will not be the part of the edition.
Despite India's threat to boycott CWG 2022, the organizers have reiterated that Shooting will not be the part of the edition.
Karmakar also urged Abhinav Bindra, India's only individual Olympic gold medallist, to take a more active role in the protest.
In June, it emerged that the Commonwealth Games Federation had decided to leave out shooting from its programme for Birmingham 2022.
IOA President Narinder Batra had sent a mail to Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju and made it clear that discussions on these lines have been had informally by IOA members.
NRAI secretary Rajeev Bhatia said they are on the same page as far as boycotting of the Games is concerned.
The CGF said it intends to meet with the Indian Olympic Association officials in the near future to help find a solution to the concerns raised.
It was revealed in June that the Executive Board of the CGF had decided to exclude shooting from 2022 Games to be held in Birmingham.
The 17-year-old, who is a multiple ISSF World Cup gold medalist, applied under the sports quota and was eligible for direct admission.
Heena Sidhu, India's first pistol shooter to win gold in World Cup Finals, lashed out at the decision to exclude shooting from the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
The Indian contingent won 13 medals that included eight gold, three silver and two bronze medals in senior, junior and youth categories.
Former Commonwealth Games champion Parupalli Kashyap's impressive run at the Canada Open Super 100 tournament came to an end
Former South Africa all-rounder Jacques Kallis is elated on women's T20 cricket being included in the Birmingham Commonwealth Games (CWG) slated to be held in 2022.
Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju Tuesday said the IOA cannot take a unilateral decision about pulling out of the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games following the omission of shooting from the event's roster.
The Commonwealth Games Federation on Thursday left out shooting from the 2022 Birmingham Games in its Executive Board meeting while recommending the inclusion of three new sports.
Heather Knight told ICC that it was brilliant news and while cricketers speak about showpiece events like the World Cup, she loved watching the Olympics and Commonwealth Games 2022.
India had won as many as 16 medals, including seven gold, at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast.
Cricket has made just one appearance at the CWG previously, with men playing in 1998 in Kuala Lumpur, where South Africa stood on top of the podium.
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