India To Host Commonwealth Shooting, Archery Championships, Medals To Be Counted For Birmingham CWG
Bhubaneswar, Feb. 24 -- London: India will host the Commonwealth shooting and archery championships in January 2022 and the medals from the two events will be counted for "ranking of competing nations" at the Birmingham Games, the CGF said on Monday.
However, the medals will be added to the final tally one week after the conclusion of the Games.
The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) announced the decision after its Executive Board meeting here from February 21 to 23.
The decision can be considered a big win for India after it threatened to boycott the 2022 Birmingham Games for dropping shooting from the roster.
"A Commonwealth Archery and Shooting Championships is set to take place in India in 2022 after a proposal to stage the even...
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