Governor presents awards to winners of shooting tournament

Tribune News Service

Dehradun, August 26

Governor KK Paul gave away gold, silver and bronze medals to winners of the 15th Uttarakhand State Shooting Championship organised by the Uttaranchal State Rifle Association at the RISS, Poundha, here today.

Addressing all the participants, he congratulated the award winners and said the sport had become very popular in India after Jaspal Rana’s excellent performance in Commonwealth Games 1995.

He said shooters were making a name at the international level and this shooting academy of Uttarakhand was getting known. He said there were other talents like Jaspal Rana in Uttarakhand who needed encouragement, training and opportunity.

The Governor expressed the hope that young shooters like Shapath Bharadwaj would be encouraged at the state level. This would ensure that the name of the state and country would become known well in this sport.

He appreciated the efforts of the state rifle association president Narayan Singh Rana and expressed happiness that besides shooting, the children were also being engaged in yoga and other creative activities in order to help them develop their personality.