The online competition will be held on Sunday, October 18.

Elavenil Valarivan is the current world number one in Women’s 10m Air Rifle and was selected, as she is not attending the National Camp in Delhi due to her exams, but was available for an online competition.

Otherwise, the Olympic Core Group Shooters who are under strict quarantine in Delhi before the National Camp were not considered for selection.

Shahu Mane was selected on the basis of National Rankings as of March 18, which was based on the last National Trials held.

A total of seven nations including hosts Bangladesh are participating in the competition and each participating Federation will also have an ISSF Jury member in attendance.

There will also be attractive prize money for 1 Gold, 1 Silver and 1 Bronze medalist champion pairing.

The championship is being held to commemorate the birth anniversary of Sheikh Russel, youngest son of Bangladesh’s Founding Father Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and brother of the present Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wazed.