New Delhi, June 11 -- Indian athlete Elavenil Valarivan, who made headlines after securing the bronze medal at the ISSF World Cup in Munich, expressed delight about the inaugural Shooting League of India (SLI).

"It is a game-changing moment because this is something that is happening for the first time in our sport, and I am really looking forward to it. I am sure every athlete out there would be excited about the league," said Elaveni, who set a new national qualification record, with a score of 635.9 points as quoted from a press release by SLI.

"The level of competition (in the league) is going to be very high, and that would help us when we are unitedly competing against the other nations. This is going to be a really competitive en...