{"id":43101,"date":"2026-01-29T13:19:42","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T13:19:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/?p=43101"},"modified":"2026-01-29T13:19:42","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T13:19:42","slug":"bangladesh-approves-shooting-team-india-tour-days-after-t20-world-cup-ban-olympics-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/?p=43101","title":{"rendered":"Bangladesh approves shooting team India tour, days after T20 World Cup ban | Olympics News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>Bangladesh cricket lost their place at T20 World Cup after refusal to play in India, but shooting team heads to New Delhi.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 29 Jan 2026<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">29 Jan 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p>share2<\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<p>Bangladesh \u200chas approved its shooting team\u2019s tour to New Delhi for \u200dnext month\u2019s Asian \u200dShooting Championships, days after the cricket team\u2019s refusal to play in India due to safety concerns cost them a place at the Twenty20 World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>Bangladesh have been replaced by Scotland in \u2060the T20 World Cup, which runs from February 7 to March 8, \u200bafter they insisted they would not tour India, highlighting security \u200dconcerns following soured political relations between the neighbours.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 4 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The International Cricket Council (ICC), citing independent security assessment reports, dismissed Bangladesh\u2019s demands to play their World Cup matches in Sri Lanka, the tournament \u200dcohosts, \u2060instead, arguing the late change in schedule was \u201cnot feasible\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>However, media reports in Bangladesh said a three-member contingent comprising shooter Robiul Islam, his coach Sharmin Akhter and jury member Saima Feroze had received approval from the Ministry of Youth and Sports to compete in New Delhi.<\/p>\n<p>The National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) secretary-general, Pawan Singh, confirmed the shooting team\u2019s participation in India.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBangladesh\u2019s participation was confirmed a month \u200cago. Our applications for clearances for all nations have been in process for almost three months,\u201d Singh told the Reuters news agency.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have to follow ISSF norms as a \u200csport and comply with the IOC (International Olympic Committee) charter, and as NRAI, we have always received support \u200cfrom the government,\u201d he said, referring to the International Shooting Sport Federation.<\/p>\n<p>Singh added that the Bangladesh contingent \u2060did not request any extra security measures.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Bangladesh team has come to our tournaments many times, so they know our strict protocols well. Maybe that\u2019s why they are confident and \u200chave not made any special requests.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Asian Shooting Confederation, which is organising the event, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n<p>The continental \u200drifle and pistol shooting championship will be held in New Delhi from February 2 to 14.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bangladesh cricket lost their place at T20 World Cup after refusal to play in India, but shooting team heads to New Delhi. 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