<p>With an aim to broad-base shooting in the country, Ronjan Sodhi and Manavjit Sandhu are organising the first-ever Indian Shotgun Open, which will allow enthusiasts to compete on an even keel with the reigning stars of the sport, starting here on Wednesday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The tournament seeks to encourage youngsters to compete with the top guns while giving them a chance to win big prizes with the help of a unique handicap system.<br />Via this method, a less experienced shooter will be given an advantage in order to make it possible for him to arrive at par with the experienced shooters.<br /><br />The Sports Promotion Foundation, headed by Sodhi and Manavjit along with Amit Bhalla, Vice President, Manav Rachna International University, on Tuesday announced the first-ever edition of the event to be held at the Karni Singh Range till Friday.<br /><br />“We are extremely happy that an event of this scale is being organised in India to promote shooting in the country. It is a great step and we are sure that the Indian Shotgun Open will pave the way for enhancing awareness about shooting and a lot more youngsters would take up the sport,” NRAI President Raninder Singh said.<br /><br />“It is a reaffirmation of NRAI’s commitment to keep the shooters involved in shooting events. This also opens up the game for the not-so-renowned shooters to come and compete with the best. There is a long list of prizes to be won, the top-30 will be awarded prizes. This event is a preliminary for the World Cups, Commonwealth Games and the Asian Games,” he added.<br /><br />Raninder said the NRAI is not fielding a team for China World Cup because of clash of dates with the CWG which is a “priority”. The tournament is being held under the patronage of NRAI.<br /><br />“It gives shooters an opportunity to be competitive without tremendous amount of tension. It is important that everybody at the junior level taste success,” Manavjit said.<br /><br />“We wanted this to be a fun, carnival kind of a tournament,” added Sodhi.<br /><br />Subsequently, the tournament will be an annual affair and the organisers hope to scale it up year-on-year, with increased prize money and participation from ace foreign shooters as well, to make it a marquee event in the international shooting calendar. <br /></p>
<p>With an aim to broad-base shooting in the country, Ronjan Sodhi and Manavjit Sandhu are organising the first-ever Indian Shotgun Open, which will allow enthusiasts to compete on an even keel with the reigning stars of the sport, starting here on Wednesday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The tournament seeks to encourage youngsters to compete with the top guns while giving them a chance to win big prizes with the help of a unique handicap system.<br />Via this method, a less experienced shooter will be given an advantage in order to make it possible for him to arrive at par with the experienced shooters.<br /><br />The Sports Promotion Foundation, headed by Sodhi and Manavjit along with Amit Bhalla, Vice President, Manav Rachna International University, on Tuesday announced the first-ever edition of the event to be held at the Karni Singh Range till Friday.<br /><br />“We are extremely happy that an event of this scale is being organised in India to promote shooting in the country. It is a great step and we are sure that the Indian Shotgun Open will pave the way for enhancing awareness about shooting and a lot more youngsters would take up the sport,” NRAI President Raninder Singh said.<br /><br />“It is a reaffirmation of NRAI’s commitment to keep the shooters involved in shooting events. This also opens up the game for the not-so-renowned shooters to come and compete with the best. There is a long list of prizes to be won, the top-30 will be awarded prizes. This event is a preliminary for the World Cups, Commonwealth Games and the Asian Games,” he added.<br /><br />Raninder said the NRAI is not fielding a team for China World Cup because of clash of dates with the CWG which is a “priority”. The tournament is being held under the patronage of NRAI.<br /><br />“It gives shooters an opportunity to be competitive without tremendous amount of tension. It is important that everybody at the junior level taste success,” Manavjit said.<br /><br />“We wanted this to be a fun, carnival kind of a tournament,” added Sodhi.<br /><br />Subsequently, the tournament will be an annual affair and the organisers hope to scale it up year-on-year, with increased prize money and participation from ace foreign shooters as well, to make it a marquee event in the international shooting calendar. <br /></p>