Army emerge champions in National Shooting

Army Shooting Association emerged champions and Dhaka Rifles Club finished runners-up in the Beximco 27th National Shooting Championship that concluded Saturday at the Gulshan Shooting Complex in the city, reports UNB.

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid, MP, was the chief guest at the closing ceremony of the six-day meet and later he distributed the prizes.

Results of the Saturday's events  10-metre air pistol (men's): gold - Mahendra Kumar Singh (Army Shooting Association), silver- Raihanul Islam (Army SA), bronze- Mustahid-ul-Islam (Rajshahi Rifles Club).

 10-metre air pistol (men's junior): gold - Anwar Hossain (Army SA), silver-Shakil Ahmed (Army SA), bronze - Sheikh Shahjalal Sadman (BKSP Shooting Club).

 50-metre rifles three positions (men's): gold - Abdullah Hel Baki (Dhaka Rifles Club), silver -Towfique Shahriar Chandan (Kushtia Rifles Club), bronze -Ramzan Ali (Army SA).

 50-metre rifles three positions (men's junior): gold -Jeshimuzzaman (Narayanganj Rifles Club), silver- Sagir Ahmed (Army SA), bronze -Abu Sufian (BKSP SC)

 Skeet : gold -SM Sabbir Hasan (Army SA), silver- Nuruddin Selim (Chittagong Rifles Club), bronze - Altamas Kabir (Dhaka Rifles club).