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Indoor Shooting Range Opens in Leh to Develop Ladakh Talent
A new indoor shooting range has opened in Leh, Ladakh.
It allows people to practice air rifle and air pistol shooting.
Students, local residents and police officers can use the facility.
The building is insulated, so training can continue during difficult weather.
Before this, some new shooters had to travel outside Ladakh for basic training.
Sports officials believe the range will help find talented young shooters.
The Ladakh Shooting Association and Ladakh Police will manage the facility.
More shooting ranges may be built in other parts of Ladakh.
Leh has inaugurated an all-year-round indoor shooting range for air rifle and air pistol training.
The Ladakh Shooting Association and Ladakh Police jointly established the facility at the police Sports Complex.
Students, members of the public and police personnel will be able to train there throughout the year.
National Rifle Association of India officials said the range could help identify and develop competitive shooting talent.
The Ladakh administration supports creating additional shooting ranges across other districts and locations in the Union Territory.
- Who
- The Ladakh Shooting Association and Ladakh Police established the range, with support from the Ladakh administration and National Rifle Association of India officials.
- What
- An all-year-round indoor facility for air rifle and air pistol shooting was inaugurated.
- Where
- The facility is located at the newly built Sports Complex of the police in Leh, Ladakh.
- When
- Why
- It is intended to provide local year-round training, reduce travel for basic instruction and help identify competitive shooting talent.
Key facts
- Facility
- Insulated indoor shooting range
- Disciplines
- Air rifle and air pistol shooting
- Users
- Students, members of the public and police personnel
- Established by
- Ladakh Shooting Association in collaboration with Ladakh Police
- Location
- Police Sports Complex, Leh, Ladakh
- Management
- The Ladakh Shooting Association and Ladakh Police will oversee operations
- Expansion
- The Ladakh administration supports additional ranges across the Union Territory
Quotes
Kalikesh Singh Deo
President of the National Rifle Association of India
“Opening the range to students, the public and police personnel will help introduce more people to the sport while creating a larger pool from which talent can be identified,”
rediff.com
“Ladakh presents its own unique geographical and climatic challenges, and an all-year-round facility like this can make a meaningful difference,”
rediff.com
Sources
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