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24th Nat'l Shooting Champ begins today

Wednesday, 2 June 2010


The 24th National Shooting Championship, organised by Bangladesh Shooting Federation, will begin today (Wednesday) at the National Shooting Complex at Gulshan in the city, reports UNB.
Youth and Sports Secretary M Mahbub Ahmed will inaugurate the five-day meet.
President of National Shooting Federation and GOC of the 24 Infantry Division Maj Gen Mohammad Ashabuddin will be the chief guest at the closing function on June 6.
A total of 218 shooters from 32 shooting and rifles clubs are expected to take part in the national championship.
New national record setters of the meet will be awarded Tk 5,000.
Earlier, in the last year's meet, Chittagong Rifles Club emerged champions while Army Rifles Club finished runners-up