Shooting News: ISSF’s ‘relief’ to shooters ahead of Olympic Test event

Amid increasing concerns over the widespread outbreak of the deadly coronavirus, the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) on Sunday said athletes from member nations are free to take a call on their participation in the Tokyo Olympic Test Event. On Friday, India pulled out of the upcoming shooting World Cup in Cyprus, citing the novel coronavirus threat there. Considering the present situation, the ISSF issued a statement on Sunday and said shooters who have already secured Olympic quotas could skip the events. Well in their statement, the ISSF said that Of course, each Member Federation that has athletes invited to the Test Event is free to make any decisions on their trip to Japan and participation in the competitions.