CWG shooting, archery in India

London: India will host the Commonwealth shooting and archery championships in January 2022 and the medals from the two events will be counted in the final tally of the Birmingham Games, an unprecedented move approved by the Commonwealth Games Federation. However, the medals will be added one week after the conclusion of the multi-disciplinary sporting event in Birmingham, the CGF announced on Monday. It can be considered a big win for India since it had threatened to boycott the Birmingham edition of the Games for dropping shooting, an optional sport, from the roster. Archery is also another optional sport. —