The Secretary General of the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI), Pawan Kumar Singh, said there are no safety issues in India and that the government is fully backing the federation in hosting the Asian Rifle and Pistol Championships, which begin next month.
His comments came after the Bangladesh Shooting Federation allowed its athletes to travel to New Delhi for the event.
"I don't think there is any safety issue in India. We have full support from the Government of India. Whether it is customs or police, we have full support from them. From the Bangladesh team, one athlete, one coach, and one jury member are coming to India. There is no concern about security, and our country is completely safe," Pawan Kumar Singh was quoted as saying by the news agency ANI.
He also explained the security arrangements followed by the NRAI. "The National Rifle Association of India has a very strict security protocol because we use weapons in our sports. Rifles and pistols will be used, and according to our protocol, when an athlete comes to the airport and clears customs, they hand over the weapon to the NRA team, and when they reach the shooting range, they get the weapon to use to train and participate in competitions," he said.
Earlier, it was confirmed that a shooting team from Bangladesh will travel to India to take part in the Asian Air Gun Championship.
The group includes one shooter and one coach. The shooter is Robiul Islam, and the coach is Sharmin Aktar. The interim government of Bangladesh has approved their travel.
The Bangladesh government has approved its shooters to travel to India for next month's Asian Rifle and Pistol Championships, days after refusing to send its national cricket team to the country to participate in the upcoming T20 World Cup due to security concerns.
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