<p>The haul of three silver and two bronze medals so far is disappoiting considering the shooters' superb performance in last month's Commonwealth Games in Delhi, where they won 30 medals.<br /><br />"I had a meeting with all the shooters yesterday and told them that I am quitting. I have already informed the secretary general of NRAI Baljit Singh Sethi that I don't want to continue after the Games. I have been a chief national coach for too long, 17 years and I feel I am a misfit in the system," Thomas told PTI here today.<br /><br />Thomas said he was leaving for Delhi on November 25 after the conclusion of the shot gun events that commenced yesterday and will attend a meeting of the technical committee on November 27 before going back to Kerala on the 28.<br /><br />"I will still be connected with shooting as I am the vice president of the federation. But I feel this responsibility as the chief national coach, which I took over in 1993, is a big burden. I want to get out (as chief coach) and look at things from inside," said the 69-year-old coach.<br /><br />The shooting team created history in the CWG, winning 30 medals including 14 gold, to raise huge expectations of a similarly handy medal haul in the Asian Games but has largely come a cropper.<br /><br />Gagan Narang, who won four gold medals in CWG, returns with only two silvers, including one in the team event, won in the 10m air rifle event.<br /><br />Vijay Kumar won two bronze medals (men's 10m air pistol and 25m centre fire pistol) while the women got a team silver in the 10m air pistol.<br /><br />Indian shooters had started well on the opening two days, before hitting a medal drought for three days.<br /><br /></p>
<p>The haul of three silver and two bronze medals so far is disappoiting considering the shooters' superb performance in last month's Commonwealth Games in Delhi, where they won 30 medals.<br /><br />"I had a meeting with all the shooters yesterday and told them that I am quitting. I have already informed the secretary general of NRAI Baljit Singh Sethi that I don't want to continue after the Games. I have been a chief national coach for too long, 17 years and I feel I am a misfit in the system," Thomas told PTI here today.<br /><br />Thomas said he was leaving for Delhi on November 25 after the conclusion of the shot gun events that commenced yesterday and will attend a meeting of the technical committee on November 27 before going back to Kerala on the 28.<br /><br />"I will still be connected with shooting as I am the vice president of the federation. But I feel this responsibility as the chief national coach, which I took over in 1993, is a big burden. I want to get out (as chief coach) and look at things from inside," said the 69-year-old coach.<br /><br />The shooting team created history in the CWG, winning 30 medals including 14 gold, to raise huge expectations of a similarly handy medal haul in the Asian Games but has largely come a cropper.<br /><br />Gagan Narang, who won four gold medals in CWG, returns with only two silvers, including one in the team event, won in the 10m air rifle event.<br /><br />Vijay Kumar won two bronze medals (men's 10m air pistol and 25m centre fire pistol) while the women got a team silver in the 10m air pistol.<br /><br />Indian shooters had started well on the opening two days, before hitting a medal drought for three days.<br /><br /></p>