NEW DELHI: Indian shooter
Sheeraz Sheikh
is busy packing his bags and kit as he gears up for the world Olympic qualifiers, to be held in Doha from April 19-29. Sheeraz will train in Italy under the tutelage of veteran coach
Ennio Falco
before traveling to Doha, the venue for the world Olympic qualifiers
Apart from Sheeraz, Commonwealth Games gold medallist Shreyasi Singh, seasoned
Mairaj Ahmad Khan
and World Cup winner
Ganemat Sekhon
figured in a 12-member shotgun squad picked for the final Paris Games qualifying competition.
"It feels great to be in the team after four long years. I had three good selections and the top score was 122/125," Sheeraz told TimesofIndia.com in an interview.
"Now I will be training in Italy with Ennio Falco to work on the technical part of the game and I will be flying to world Olympic qualifiers from there," he said.
Sheeraz, a cricketer-turned-shooter, is also excited to share the range with senior pro Mairaj and young Angad Bajwa.
"Looking forward to it as I will be sharing the team with Mairaj Ahmed Khan and Angad Bajwa. After the world qualifiers we have three more competitions - World Cup Baku, World Cup Lonato and Green Cup followed by a 10 days camp in Italy," he said.
Sheeraz Sheikh
"We already have Anantjeet Singh Naruka in the team. He won't shoot world qualifiers as he already has the quota, he will be joining the team from the Baku World Cup," he said.
Sheeraz was 12 when he was introduced to cricket. Dreaming of becoming a leg-spinner, Sheeraz started his cricket career at the City Vocational School in Meerut and went on to represent Uttar Pradesh at state level in Under-16 cricket. He also played alongside 2011 World Cup winner
Piyush Chawla
and leg-spinner Karn Sharma.
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