Nobody in NRAI wanted me as coach: Rana

Jaspal Rana

Indian shooting could soon reach a point of no return if there is no fairness in selection of coaches and athletes, no fixing of accountability and no discipline, reckons Jaspal Rana.

Dronacharya awardee coach Rana has also revealed that nobody wanted him to be a part of the Indian shooting coaching setup except the national federation (NRAI) president Raninder Singh.

In the wake of the Indian shooters' disastrous outing at the Tokyo Olympics, Rana said it's high time the problems facing the sport in the country are fixed. "We need absolute fairness in selection of both coaches and shooters, fixing of accountability and there cannot be a place for non-performers in the team," Rana said.

But the former shooter was quick to add that the bunch that failed to deliver in Tokyo comprised mostly youngsters, who will gain in experience and mature. "We don't need to train them, they already know there game, we need to protect them, which was not there. That's what I think, but then, nobody wanted me in the federation except the president," Rana added.

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