Shooting a TV friendly sport, league will enhance its popularity: Akhil Sheoran

2022 Asian Games gold medalist Akhil Sheoran

By Rohit Mitra
New Delhi, Jan 15 (UNI) 2022 Asian Games gold medalist Akhil Sheoran feels that shooting is a television friendly game and the upcoming Shooting League of India (SLI) will significantly accentuate the sport's popularity in the country.
Speaking to UNI on the sidelines of the launch event of the UP Prometheans franchise, Sheoran disagreed with the notion that shooting is not a TV friendly sport.

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