Had Dhanush not been disqualified, India would have gained the workforce gold with a junior Asian report and the shooter from Hyderabad might have additionally gained a person medal as he was positioned third going into the finals.
The National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) has flayed the organisers of the continuing Asian Shooting Championships in Changwon, Korea for disqualifying air rifle shooter Dhanush Srikanth with out adopting “right procedure” and likewise lodged a protest with them.
Dhanush, a hearing-impaired marksman, was picked up for random attire examine by the vary officers after the 10m air rifle qualification spherical and was disqualified as his trouser did not meet the International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF) norm for stiffness.
Had Dhanush not been disqualified, India would have gained the workforce gold with a junior Asian report and the shooter from Hyderabad might have additionally gained a person medal as he was positioned third going into the finals.
“They organisers did not even declare that Dhanush was being disqualified. He was not even shown the red card. A protest has been lodged with the organisers. We have also met the Asian Shooting Confederation (ASC) president and informed him about the same,” NRAI secretary Rajiv Bhatia advised PTI.
In taking pictures occasions, comparable to 10m air rifle and 50m rifle 3-positions occasions, it’s necessary to put on stiff jackets and trousers, as precision can solely be achieved if the physique motion is minimal. This will be achieved by sporting attire made from stiff fabric, which supplies stability to the physique whereas taking pictures.
An digital gauge is utilized by the gear management part on the competitors venue to measure the stiffness of the attire with the intention to negate the potential for unfair benefit to any shooter throughout competitors.
Dhanush, the Deaflympics champion in 2022 who has undergone two cochlear transplants, was disqualified because the stiffness of his trouser was 2.9, whereas it ought to not be lower than 3.0.
Bhatia alleged that what occurred to Indian athletes in China in the course of the Hangzhou Asian Games, one thing related had occurred to Dhanush in the course of the Asian Championships.
Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra’s first throw on the Asian Games was not recorded by the officers, and the digital board additionally stored exhibiting he had but to take his first try, which led to a number of conspiracy theories.
“What happened in China has anyone been able to do anything in athletics? They have done the same thing in Korea (with Dhanush). Yes, it’s possible that partiality can happen. The next in line (to qualify for the finals) was a Korean marksman. So, who was the beneficiary (if Dhanush was disqualified). It can happen,” alleged Bhatia.
Korean shooter Kim Wanhee, who was ninth before Dhanush was disqualified, was upgraded to eighth spot and made it to the finals.
“Coaches Veerpal Kaur, Priti Sharma and Deepak Dubey were present all the time with the shooter. The coaches also lodged a protest with the tournament director but it was denied,” added Bhatia.
He added that the jury on the vary had not finished an neutral work as per the International Olympic Committee constitution of truthful play.
“The judges are required to officiate impartially and the IOC charter also desires so. Juries were required to test, as per rules, at five specific points on the trouser but they checked only at two points and the trouser was rejected by a 0.1 margin. The correct procedure was not adopted by the juries,” he added.
The coaches accompanying the contingent, of their protest letter to the Jury of Appeal, a replica of which is with PTI, wrote, “As per the ISSF rules, athletes selected for post-competition checks and EQC (Equipment Control), the team did not follow the procedure correctly as prescribed by the ISSF norms.
“The shooter (Dhanush) was also not shown the red card at the spot and also procedure was carried out in an open space,” mentioned the letter.
