Shooter breaks Covid protocol, sent back
Vinayak Padmadeo
Tribune News Service
New Delhi, March 27
Giving a scare to the organisers of the ISSF World Cup, a shooter who had tested positive for Covid and was subsequently discharged by the hospital showed up at the Karni Singh Range, the tournament venue.
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He was asked to leave immediately after being spotted in the finals hall. The pistol shooter in question was among four Indian shooters who were quarantined initially at the team hotel.
He was then shifted to a hospital in Ghaziabad. After being discharged, he decided to come to the venue to watch the competition. This breach of Covid-19 protocol was brought to the notice of NRAI president Raninder Singh, who directed that the shooter be removed from the premises.
“Patients who are hospitalised are advised to stay home for a period of time. This shooter was at the range within a day or two after getting discharged,” a source in know of the development said.
The National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) was irked that the shooter came to the range despite being denied permission for it. He has been replaced in the team competition.
