The pressure that comes along with the Olympic Games is starting to take a toll. The shooting coaches are feeling the heat in Zagreb which is the base for the Indian shooting team ahead of Tokyo2020.

Opinion | Pre-Olympic jitters for Indian shooting

The decision to postpone the Tokyo Olympics 2020 came after heavy pressure and criticism from athletes and sporting federations. The Games will now open on July 23, 2021, with the closing ceremony scheduled on August 8, 2021.

Exclusive: 'I saw it coming' - Apurvi Chandela opens up on Tokyo Olympics postponement and life in lockdown

Last week the International Olympic Committee, IOC, bowed to pressure from athletes and sports bodies and postponed the 2020 Tokyo Olympics to 2021, the first time the games have been pushed back since the Second World War. That decision though has not ended the period of uncertainty for sportspersons who had qualified for the games and were gearing up for a crack at Olympic glory. WION sports editor Digvijay Singh Deo spoke to ace Indian shooter Apurvi Chandela on the ramifications of that decision and her road ahead.

Shooter Apurvi Chandela speaks to WION on the decision to postpone the 2020 Olympic Games

World number one Apurvi Chandela bagged the women`s 10m air rifle gold to get India`s campaign off to a good start in the ISSF World Cup. Chandela`s total score was 251 whereas China`s Luyao Wang finished second with a score of 250.

Apurvi Chandela bags 10m air rifle gold in ISSF World Cup

India's Apurvi Chandela shattered the world record on her way to the gold medal in women's 10m air rifle event at the ISSF World Cup here Saturday. The Indian shot an astonishing 252.

India's Apurvi Chandela claims gold with world record

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Opinion | Pre-Olympic jitters for Indian shooting

Exclusive: 'I saw it coming' - Apurvi Chandela opens up on Tokyo Olympics postponement and life in lockdown

Shooter Apurvi Chandela speaks to WION on the decision to postpone the 2020 Olympic Games

Apurvi Chandela bags 10m air rifle gold in ISSF World Cup

India's Apurvi Chandela claims gold with world record