Monday Evening

This was a more positive day on several counts! Three of the ITOs, including me, took the day off, hired a car and driver, and went to the Taj Mahal. This involved a 3(+) hour south to Agra. It's an awesome place, one of the Seven Wonders of the World put up in the mid-1600s as a monument by the Moghul King after the death of his beloved wife. I'm going to attach a photo for you to show we were there!

In our absence, the other three ITOs went to the range. Electronic target issues are being resolved and some shots, properly electronically recorded, were fired in the afternoon. The rest of the targets will be tested in the morning, and we hope that practice shooting will start on Wednesday or Thursday.

Teams are arriving in increasing numbers. We have good confidence that we will reach 42 shooters from 21 countries. This is the largest of all the CWG shooting events and larger than most other sports!

We did not get accredited yesterday (Sunday) due to technical hitches, but we are assured that all will be ready by tomorrow. Without this essential formalisation, none of us can be admitted to any Games site including our own!

Jim