Shooter Sanjeev Rajput's rifle broken

Ace Indian rifle shooter, Sanjeev Rajput, was dealt a crushing blow after he found his rifle broken on disembarking off a Lufthansa flight in New Delhi.
Rajput was returning from Poland, where he participated in the ISSF World Cup Final at Wroclaw, indianshooting.com reported. Rajput finished 8th in the Men's 50m Rifle Three Position event.
National coach Sunny Thomas, who accompanied the shooters, said that the rifle had been packed in front of the airlines authorities in Poland and was opened in front of them in Delhi on arrival, and that Lufthansa had acknowledged that the damage was in transit. "It could be a matter of mishandling or rough handling," said Thomas.
24/09/11 ESPN Star

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