BHOPAL: The energy inside the Kushabhau Thakre International Convention Centre here was electric. The state sports minister Yashodhara Raje Scindia, in the presence of chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, looked very satisfied at the occasion, as her dream of bringing international sports events to Bhopal had materialized with the ISSF World Cup.
When Scindia requested the new ISSF president Luciano Rossi from the dias to give the World Championships as well to Bhopal, it invited a rapturous applause from the athletes and dignitaries in attendance, including the National Rifle Association of India president Raninder Singh.
