Pawan Singh, the Joint Secretary General of the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI), has been selected as the first-ever Indian juror for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics.
A resident of Pune in Maharashtra, Mr. Singh is the founder-director of the Gun for Glory Shooting Academy in Balewadi.
A total of 26 jury members will officiate at the Olympics, of which six will be from Japan and the rest from other countries. Singh was the competition manager of the recent International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF) World Cup in New Delhi and his work was appreciated by the ISSF. He has also worked as a Result Timing Score (RTS) Jury in different World Cups.
The Indian shooting team will have the highest number of 15 shooters to date, competing for 20 medals at the Tokyo Olympics.