The golden guns

Even Bindra8217;s withdrawal from Doha due to injury hasn8217;t robbed the Indian team of the depth. Gurbir Singh Sandhu, Arjuna Awardee, and father of Manavjit, has says: 8220;We have huge depth this time. I am sure the shooters will go a step ahead of the previous Games. At Busan, trap shooters won team silver. Gurbir is hoping for a gold at Doha. He is also hoping for gold in women8217;s air rifle event. 8220;We have a good chance in individual events, like double trap and trap.

Punjab8217;s talented shooter Avneet Sindhu, who had outclassed her much more experienced rival Anjali Bhagwat prior to the Melbourne Commonwealth Games, echoes similar views. 8220;We stand a bright chance of winning team gold this time.8221;

Apart from Avneet, Shuma Shirur and teenager Tejaswani Sawant are the other two shooters in the team. The individual event, says Avneet, it will be tough. 8220;We will try our best,8221; she said. Then there is air rifle shooter Gagan Narang. He is also considered to be among the medallists.