Tokyo: Sanjeev Rajput and Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar will see to complete what is a forgotten campaign for the Indian shooting team with a positive record when they compete in the position of 50m Rifle 3 at the Tokyo Olympics here on Monday.
India, which is expected to do well in shooting, staring at the prospect of two straight Olympics without medals with only a 50m man who will leave.
For this special event, Rajput won the first Indian Olympic quota at the ISSF World Cup in Rio de Janeiro in 2019, while Tomar secured the second quota at the Asian shooting championship in the DOHA that year, which was dominated by Indian shooters.
However, the streets in the Japanese capital have been proven to be far from the show of unprecedented shooters in 2019.
Restrictions on Saurabh Chaudhary in the 10m Putra air gun, no Indian shooter can make the final in Tokyo, with some even failing to register Competitive score.
Now Onus is in Rajput and Tomar to ensure the team provides a campaign on a good note.
While 40-year-old veteran rajput appeared at the third Olympics, Tomar, 20 made his debut game.
World number two Tomar has enjoyed a good shape in run-up to games, after winning 50M Rifle three gold medal positions at the World Cup in New Delhi in March and then made the final at the World Cup in Osijek, Croatia, in June-July , He also cleaned the qualifications at the 10m water rifle from the same tournament.
Rajput, ranked sixth in the world, became sixth at the World Cup in New Delhi.
However, he was eliminated in the World Cup qualifying stage in Osijek.