New Delhi, Feb. 3 -- The National Rifle Association of India (NRAI), the governing body for the Olympic sport of Shooting in the country, today announced that New Delhi had won the bid to host the Asian Rifle/Pistol Championship 2027, where eight quota places for the Los Angeles 2028 (LA 28) Summer Olympic Games, will be awarded.

The same was confirmed through a letter sent to Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo, President, NRAI, by Duaij AlOtaibi, Secretary General, Asian Shooting Confederation (ASC) on Monday, according to a release. It will be the second time in a row that India will be hosting the premier continental championship for Rifle and Pistol shooters.

It is pertinent to note that the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF), t...