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They were mostly off the mark in the recent World Championships but Indian shooters will nonetheless be expected to deliver a bagful of medals when the event kickstarts in the Asian Games on Saturday.
Shooters from 34 countries are in fray at the Ongnyeon International Range till September 30, competing for a total of 44 medals in the individual and team competitions. In fact, the opening gold medal of the 17th Games will decided in shooting.
The events will commence with the women’s 10m air pistol and men’s 50m pistol in which four titles would be decided on Saturday.
Among the women taking part is veteran rifle shooter Anjali Bhagwat, a former CWG champion, and youngsters like Heena Sidhu, who will take part in the 10m air pistol event that starts and ends on Saturday along with Shweta Chaudhry and 16-year-old Malaika Goel who won silver in the Glasgow CWG.
There are also pistol medal hopes CWG gold medallist Rahi Sarnobat and Anisa Sayyed, and young shooters CWG gold medallist Apurvi Chandela, silver medallist Ayonika Paul and seasoned Lajja Goswami to look out for.
