India, March 12 -- avishek.roy@htlive.com

New Delhi: Even as Indian shooters go through the grind of domestic trials, the selection for the Asian Games will not be a straight pick from the rankings. Medal-winning prospects and shooters who are good in two events will also be considered ahead of the Aichi-Nagoya Games in September. This is because the organisers have reduced quotas for the sport and India can have 15 shooters each in the men's and women's teams which will require more common shooters to travel with the team than in the previous edition.

In the 2023 Hangzhou Asian Games, India had fielded a 33-member squad that had three shooters who competed in two events. It made up for the 36 places in 28 events in rifle, pistol and sh...