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Mugu Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-30-08 10:52 PM
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Indian marksmen fed up with shooting blanks
MUMBAI, India (Reuters) - India's marksmen are threatening to boycott the Beijing Olympics unless the government steps in to help alleviate a shortage of ammunition for training.

The nation's leading medal prospects for the August Games are in shooting, with Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore fancied to bring home a gold medal after winning a double trap silver four years ago in Athens.

However, the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) secretary Baljit Singh Sethi said a shortage of ammunition for air weapon competitors was hampering preparations.

On Friday, Sethi was quoted in the local media as saying the government provided the NRAI with all ammunition for 23 years but stopped doing so two and a half years ago.


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http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080328/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_olympics_india_shooting;_ylt=ArCXJeuyjDGUzB4oXy3cHUDtiBIF
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davidinalameda Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-30-08 10:56 PM
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1. this has to be my favorite headline of all times
:rofl:
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Feron Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-30-08 11:14 PM
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4. I don't know, this ranks right up there with..
the beaver trapping Girl Scouts. LOL
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Suich Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-31-08 12:16 AM
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6. Mine, too!
:hi:
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merwin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-30-08 10:57 PM
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2. So they're angry that the government isn't paying for their target practice?
Boo hoo.
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rockymountaindem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-30-08 11:02 PM
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3. Well, they are the olympic team
I think they've got a complaint.
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Clear Blue Sky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-30-08 11:18 PM
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5. They can offer to shoot blanks at the actual games...
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cliffordu Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-31-08 12:45 AM
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7. I thought it was about vasectomys
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