NRAI expecting to secure two to four Olympics quotas from 'home' World Cup

India will be expecting to secure two to four Olympics quotas out of the 16 available at the ISSF World Cup beginning here on February 20, national shooting federation chief Raninder Singh said Friday.

"Realistically, I expect anything between two to four quotas. But in shooting, it is all about how you do on that particular day. So, we can get more also," said NRAI chief Singh.

India will be hosting the tournament for the third time but it will be the first time ever Olympic quota places will be up for grabs in a shooting event held in the country, claimed Singh.

Hosts India will be fielding a 34-member squad, including 11 in the non-competition Minimum Qualification Score (MQS) category. In all, 495 athletes from 58 nations will feature in the event.

Only the two mixed team events out of the 10 will have no quotas on offer.

"The event will be shown live on television. And let me tell you, we have not sought any financial support from the government to conduct the event. We are doing