A dispute over coach travel threatened to overshadow the Shotgun World Championships this week
A dispute over payment for a coach trip boiled over with the Indian team members this week who were competing in the shotgun world cup which was held in Dorchester.
A row allegedly broke out between the coach driver and several competitors from the Indian team who were attempting to catch a ride back to their hotel after competing at the Southern Counties Shooting Ground near Evershot.
While the bill for the transport was being settled by the Indian team organisers, some of the competitors attempted to board the coach. Upon boarding the vehicle they were allegedly told to leave.
The story was leaked to the Indian media and the incident hit the headlines in several major newspapers and news channels in the country.
The Indian team said they had been “yelled and screamed” at to get off the coach, however event organisers say they received a complaint from one of the coach drivers who says she had been subject to verbal abuse from several of the competitors.
The matter has since been resolved and put down to a misunderstanding by one of the directors of the event. After the incident was put to bed, the whole team enjoyed a final dinner with the event organisers and it has been reported that there are bad feelings.
