London 2012 Olympic bronze medallist Gagan Narang has entered the fray for the presidency of the National Rifle Association of India.

On February 24, the IOA constituted a five-member ad-hoc committee to oversee the affairs of boxing in the country on the ground that the sport's national federation failed to hold elections on time.

Olympic medallist shooter Gagan Narang has urged athletes, who were not nominated for this year's Khel Ratna Award, to not get disheartened

The Indian Paralympic contingent has already bagged a record 25 medals in this edition of the quadrennial showpiece with 5 gold, 9 silver and 11 bronze.

Swapnil Kusale and Gagan Narang both achieved their Olympics medals on the same date, 12 years apart.

Sarabjot has one more chance to achieve success as he will pair up with Manu Bhaker in the 10m air pistol mixed team event at the Paris Games.

"There is a huge change in the motivation and the level of thinking Indian athletes have today," said 2012 Olympics bronze medalist Gagan Narang.

London Olympic bronze medalist shooter Gagan Narang on Monday replaced Mary Kom as India's Chef-de-Mission for the Paris Olympics

Tokyo Games: Gagan Narang feels the Indian shooting team have gained a lot of experience and have a good chance of winning medals in the upcoming Olympics.

Gagan Narang said following social distancing in shooting ranges will not be a problem as there is a minimum gap of 1m to 1.50m between two competitors in the 10m range and 1.25m in 50m range.