Time to switch gear for World C'ships and Asiad: Narang

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Aug 09 2014 | 8:40 PM IST
Ace shooter Gagan Narang, who recently bagged a silver and a bronze in 50-metre rifle prone and 50-metre rifle 3 position, respectively, at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games, said it was time to switch gears as World Championships and Asian Games come calling next month.
The World Championships will be held in Granada, Spain, from September 6, while Asian Games at Incheon, Korea will commence from September 19.
"It is time to switch gears for the Asian Games and the World Championships. Our preparations has started from yesterday itself. The camp has started today. Looking forward to the Asian Games. It is an important event after the Commonwealth Games. I think the team is fresh from the CWG success and geared up to perform at the Asian Games," Olympic bronze medallist Narang from the sidelines of the Asian Games flame lighting ceremony and torch relay.
The London Olympics bronze medallist, however, admitted that World Championships assumes significance as 64 quota places will be up for grabs for the 2016 Rio Olympics.
"The World Championships are more important and competitive in terms of more competition at the world level. It is more important because there we will 64 quota places for the 2016 Olympics. Looking forward towards securing some quota places there," Narang said.
"The moment we are finish with World Championships, we will be off to Incheon on the very next day. It is going to be quite hectic. We have to time our peak also properly because you have two really really tough competitions back-to-back. So looking forward to the challenge," Narang added.
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First Published: Aug 09 2014 | 8:40 PM IST

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