No shooting events at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games
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Shameful, probably the only competitors that would have been checked out as law abiding. Plus the shooting competitions really played on a level playing field. Look how well places like the Isle of Man have done in these types of competitions.I repeat, shameful.
Reloader708
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I belive they're being held in india for this games, work that one out!
Its a shame too, money could have been invested to create a lasting legacy for the sport.
I think we know where we stand on that one though.
Its a shame too, money could have been invested to create a lasting legacy for the sport.
I think we know where we stand on that one though.
They're being held in India because when it was announced that there would be no shooting events at the Birmingham games, the Indians (who win a LOT of shooting medals) threatened not to attend
It would be a bad look for the Games if the Commonwealth country with the largest population did not attend so the compromise was reached that the shooting events would be held in India and all the medals awarded there would be included with all the medals won in Birmingham
Remember hat the people who stopped shooting from being at these games are the same people who tried to get the BSS at the NECC stopped.
Given Biminghams gun making history and the continued presence of the Birmingham Proof House the decision not hold the shooting events in the UK (Why not use Bisley) is another win for the antis
Cheers
Bruce
It would be a bad look for the Games if the Commonwealth country with the largest population did not attend so the compromise was reached that the shooting events would be held in India and all the medals awarded there would be included with all the medals won in Birmingham
Remember hat the people who stopped shooting from being at these games are the same people who tried to get the BSS at the NECC stopped.
Given Biminghams gun making history and the continued presence of the Birmingham Proof House the decision not hold the shooting events in the UK (Why not use Bisley) is another win for the antis
Cheers
Bruce
saddler
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The discussion around the host city NOT being the site for any shooting was done & dusted a long while back....
Complete farce - but at least the games are the most LGBTA+trans/groomer/etc. friendly of any UK event since 2022 Pride Month & the 2023 Monkey Pox Tail Gunner Invitational Sauna Championships
(....even though even the MSM news happened to mention that over 60% of the countries attending still classify such lifestyle choices as illegal...)
Complete farce - but at least the games are the most LGBTA+trans/groomer/etc. friendly of any UK event since 2022 Pride Month & the 2023 Monkey Pox Tail Gunner Invitational Sauna Championships
(....even though even the MSM news happened to mention that over 60% of the countries attending still classify such lifestyle choices as illegal...)
Sinistral
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Sorry to correct the narrative here, but there was no suitable venue or facility local to Birmingham, and there wasn't enough time to organise an alternative.
Just one of those things it seems.
The CGF officially announced on 13 August 2019 that due to infrastructure and logistics issues shooting had to be excluded and a proposal to add archery was rejected .
In January 2020, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), which functions also as the CGA representing India, submitted a proposal to the CGF to host a combined archery and shooting championships in Chandigarh during January 2022. The proposal was endorsed by the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI), the Government of India, the ISSF and WA.
The CGF Executive Board approved the proposal at their meeting in London which took place on 21–23 February 2020, and also confirmed that the '2022 Commonwealth Shooting and Archery Championships' and the '2022 Commonwealth Games' (Birmingham 2022) will be two separately organised and funded Commonwealth Sport events.
The CGF proposed to issue a medal table one week following the Birmingham 2022 closing ceremony that includes results from Chandigarh 2022 as a further and final ranking of competing nations and territories from the respective competitions.
In July 2021, the CGF announced that the 2022 Commonwealth Shooting and Archery Championships event in Chandigarh had been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in India.
Bollocks ( nothing personal )Sorry to correct the narrative here, but there was no suitable venue or facility local to Birmingham, and there wasn't enough time to organise an alternative.
Just one of those things it seems.
The CGF officially announced on 13 August 2019 that due to infrastructure and logistics issues shooting had to be excluded and a proposal to add archery was rejected .
In January 2020, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), which functions also as the CGA representing India, submitted a proposal to the CGF to host a combined archery and shooting championships in Chandigarh during January 2022. The proposal was endorsed by the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI), the Government of India, the ISSF and WA.
The CGF Executive Board approved the proposal at their meeting in London which took place on 21–23 February 2020, and also confirmed that the '2022 Commonwealth Shooting and Archery Championships' and the '2022 Commonwealth Games' (Birmingham 2022) will be two separately organised and funded Commonwealth Sport events.
The CGF proposed to issue a medal table one week following the Birmingham 2022 closing ceremony that includes results from Chandigarh 2022 as a further and final ranking of competing nations and territories from the respective competitions.
In July 2021, the CGF announced that the 2022 Commonwealth Shooting and Archery Championships event in Chandigarh had been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in India.
Perhaps they knew there would be issues and delays with competitor’s FAC renewals.
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Pellet Pinger
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No suitable venue local to Birmingham? Yeah right.Sorry to correct the narrative here, but there was no suitable venue or facility local to Birmingham, and there wasn't enough time to organise an alternative.
Just one of those things it seems.
The cycling is being held in London!
@Pellet Pinger is spot on. Bisley was too far despite having purpose built facilities but the velodrome in east London was fine. Hypocritical halfwits.
Bavarianbrit
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I spent 3 months in Pune India 2013 they have a fabulous shooting centre there and I went there every weekend to coach air weapons shooting.
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