Principal Secy inaugurates Shooting Range at Srinagar

Excelsior Sports Correspondent
SRINAGAR, June 17: Principal Secretary to Govt. Youth Services and Sports Department, Alok Kumar inaugurated first ever 10 meters ‘Shooting Range’ at Youth Hostel Srinagar, here today.
He was accompanied by Director General Youth Services and Sports, Dr Saleem-Ur Rehman. “Shooting is a very tactical sport which not only requires concentration, strength, stability and most important hand-eye coordination, said Principal Secretary.
The sport is like a meditation which demands mental stability and physical discipline. If you really want to hone this skill as a professional, you need to get into a well-facilitated shooting range available in your city,” he said.
Principal Secretary assured that three to four shooting ranges of international standard will soon be provided to the youth of J&K to excel at international level in this beautiful sport and this shooting range has all the modern equipment for 10-meter air rifle and 10-meter air pistol events.
DYSSO Srinagar Balbir Singh informed that the basic training camp will be started within a few days for students at this shooting range.