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Army Rifle &;amp; Pistol Shooters Carry Championships

Air Rifle and Pistol shooters of the Sri Lanka Army did extremely well in the recent National Shooting Sport Foundation (NSSF) of the Navy and carried away championships in both men and women’s categories (open meet).
 
Organized by Sri Lanka Navy Small Arms Association, the event got underway at the firing range of the Naval Base, Welisara during June 9 - 15.
 
Army shooters secured the 1st place beating national and 5 Maldivian shooters. Tri service shooting clubs, Police shooting club, 5 Civil shooting clubs and 20 school shooters took part in the meet that attracted a huge gathering of shooting fans and invitees.
 
Army shooters emerged champions securing the first place while Navy shooters secured the second place in the meet held for the second consecutive year.
 
20 school shooters, compared to previous records, showed a marked improvement this year, rekindling hopes for the future.