Shooting-New league aims to lift Indian shooters out of cricket's shadow


FILE PHOTO: Paris 2024 Olympics - Shooting - 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team Bronze Medal - Chateauroux Shooting Centre, Deols, France - July 30, 2024. Manu Bhaker of India (L) and Sarabjot Singh of India celebrate their win REUTERS/Amr Alfiky/File Photo

NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Indian shooters, like most Olympic athletes in the country, are accustomed to being the poor cousins of their cricket counterparts but a new franchise-based league wants to change that.

The Shooting League of India (SLI) will start on the outskirts of Delhi in November with six to eight teams, each an eclectic mix of the sport's global stars and local talents.

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