New Delhi, The National Rifle Association of India plans to introduce approximately 7.5 lakh school students to the sport of shooting as part of its 75th foundation anniversary celebrations.
NRAI Secretary General Pawankumar Singh said, 'We have year-long celebrations planned. We have set a target of introducing 7.5 lakh new school students to shooting, where we will either visit their schools of call them to the nearest range and make them shoot 10-shots each.'
The NRAI came into existence on this day in 1951 with eminent freedom fighter, parliamentarian and the first Speaker of the Lok Sabha, G.V. Mavalankar, as its first president.
Shooting is one of India's most successful sports at major international events, including the Olympics, where athletes such as Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, Abhinav Bindra, Vijay Kumar, Gagan Narang, and Manu Bhaker, among others, have brought glory to the nation.
