Shooting News: IOC punishes India for declining visas to Pak

The International Olympic Committee or IOC has decided to "suspend all discussions" with India regarding hosting of global sporting events after Pakistani shooters were not issued visas for the world cup in Delhi. The Olympic committee also revoked the Olympic qualification status for the men's 25m rapid fire event from the New Delhi World Cup due to denial of visas to the Pakistani shooters in the wake of last week's Pulwama terror attack in which over 40 paramilitary soldiers were killed. The IOC said it will not allow India to organise any Olympic-related events in the future, unless written assurances are obtained from the government. The two Pakistani shooters' participation in the tournament had become doubtful after the terrorist attack had been reported. The IOC's decision comes hours after International Shooting Sport Federation President Vladimir Lisin announced that all the allotted 16 Olympic quotas for the 2020 Games would be scrapped. However, the top sporting body limited the withholding of quotas to only two while retaining 14. The International Olympic Committee came down heavily on India for going against the Olympic charter.