Shooters competing in inter-varsity meet unhappy with 25m open range
Shooters participating in the All India Inter University Shooting Tournament expressed unhappiness over conducting some events at an under construction range at Phase 6 in Mohali. The championship is being hosted by Panjab University. The participants of the 25m sports pistol event were clearly not happy with non-availability of electronic (scoring) targets and officials munching snacks while moving around the restricted area during the event.
The event was conducted at the 25m range which is not even levelled and is under construction for a while now. Also, at the 50m range, pillars coming in between targets and shooting platform troubled some shooters, as they the termed them as “hindrance”. Electronic targets are there for the 50m and 10m (indoor) events.
“The range is under construction, which can be seen with a naked eye. They must have had automatic targets...just like the 10m and 50m range. Big heaps of sands in the range and behind targets are not ideal to host such events,” said a shooter of the Punjabi University, Patiala. Another shooter said, “Many international shooters are participating in this championship. It could have been better, if the authorities concerned picked a better venue for hosting 25m events.”
Love for ‘chai’ and ‘bread pakoras’
Notably, while shooters were marking their target, officials were savouring “chai” and “bread pakoras” without having felt the need to manage their hunger till the event was over.
Sunita leads in women’s air pistol event
Meanwhile, in the women’s air pistol event, Sunita Kumari from Ganga Singh University lead the opening day with a score of 578, followed by Harnavdeep Kaur from Baba Farid University at second position with score of 571. In the men’s air pistol event, Mukesh Nilwani from Andhra Pradesh lead with a score 582, followed by Dhyan TM from Tumkur University (567). In the women’s 25m sports pistol event, Varidhi Goray (566) from Savitribai Phule University, Pune, lead followed by Navdeep Kaur from Punjabi University, Patiala, with score of 551. In the women’s 50m 3p event, Sift Kaur Samra from Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, lead with a score 589 and Suryawanshi Pranali (587) from Savitribai Phule Pune University ended the opening day at second position. In the men’s 50 m 3p event, Aishwarya Pratap (592) from Amritsar and Sami Ulla Khan (581) from Scope Global University claimed second.
