New Delhi, May 26: Top Indian shooters, gunning for medals in the Athens Olympics, would train abroad in the run-up to the mega event in august to avoid constant media glare, national coach Sunny Thomas said today. "We are trying to finalise an off-shore venue. It would most probably be Kuala Lumpur, which has similar windy conditions as Athens," Thomas told a news agency.
He said the shooting range in the Malaysian capital would present the ideal challenge to the Indian shooters, eight of whom have bagged quota places to compete in Athens games.
"It (the decision to train abroad) has also been taken to shield the shooters from the media glare as it is likely to distract them," he said.
The national coach said the shooters would train abroad for two weeks from the beginning of July after which they would straightaway proceed to Athens.
Bureau Report