New Delhi, Dec. 1 -- The 68th National Shooting Championship Competitions (NSCC) got underway here at the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting range, with a record 16,000 plus shooters qualifying to participate across categories in rifle, pistol and shotgun events.
The NSCC traditionally heralds the beginning of a new season for Indian shooting and Group 5 Trap qualifiers in the Shotgun discipline were the first to fire. The previous 67th NSCC saw 13,522 shooters qualify. All top Indian shooters have entered the fray and the schedule, spread over one month, has been finalized, keeping in mind the ISSF World Cup Finals, which will take place in Doha between Dec 04-09 and where 15 Indians have qualified to compete. Qualification rounds in the Shotgun st...