New Delhi, Sept. 27: After being stranded at the airport for hours, there was more misery in store for the Indian shooters on Monday as they found the quality of pellets supplied to them by the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (CGOC) not up to the mark.
A top rifle shooter said they wanted Eley Tenex pellets but the organisers had supplied them some low quality ones. “In Pune, we never had a shortage of quality ammunition, but now we are facing a dearth of Eley Tenex pellets. We have trained with Eley Tenex and now shortage of these pellets is hampering our preparation. It is a big problem for us. We have to fire at least 300 shots everyday, but we can shoot only 100 with these good quality pellets,” the shooter said on condition of anonymity.
National coach Sunny Thomas admitted the shooters have a problem. “It is a big problem for us. But the organising committee is trying its best to arrange for the pellets. We expect things to be fine by Tuesday,” Thomas said.