new delhi shooting can die soon if it is excluded from global events pistol ace heena sidhu said on monday in the wake of the indian olympic associations proposal to boycott the 2022 birmingham commonwealth games for dropping the sport from its rosterin an unprecedented move the ioa on saturday proposed boycotting the games while seeking the governments approval through a letter to sports minister kiren rijijuthanking the ioa for its strong stance heena said it means a lot to us it shows that ioa is standing behind us stronglyi am no one to judge what is happening at the other level but if we actually boycott the commonwealth games then it is quite unfair for other sports if i was one of the athletes who was not a shooter i would feel bad and dejected why make other people suffer for shootings lossthe former world cup final gold medallist called for shooting which remains an optional sport in the commonwealth games to be given permanent status in the multisport eventwhat i do believe is that we should work hard to get shooting back into the commonwealth games and get together behind it that can only come through negotiations and talks but i am sure ioa is having these talks since a long timei cannot really say if i support the move or not since boycott is a strong word but i do totally appreciate ioas stand of backing us strongly she told ptiindia have won the bulk of their cwg medals in shooting in the last two decades and barring the blip at the rio olympics the country has been doing exceedingly well in the sportfor a sport like shooting which is not considered very spectator friendly winning medals is the only way to showcase our talent to youngsters and inspire them to take up the sport i would like to believe that this is the one major reason that shooting is doing so well because we are in a stage where we are winning medals and these medals are being shown to the worldit inspires younger generation we have a very strong talent base now as compared to few years back but if we keep taking shooting away from major tournaments it can die soon heena saidin a letter to rijiju the ioa president narinder batra requested him for an early meeting to deliberate on the proposal and on expected lines he has also received support from the national rifle association of india nraicoming back to the ioas proposal to boycott the games heena said there are a lot of variables involved i am sure it is a very very tough decision to make on one side we have a sport which brings us the maximum number of medals on the other hand we also have other athletes who should not suffer because of thathaving said that i think i am going to take ioas decision in the light that they are trying to do everything possible to