New Delhi :15 November I Indian Air Force shooter Ravi Kumar wins the title of ‘Champion of Champions’ in 10m Air Rifle event at ‘Indian Revenue Open Shooting Championship’-2017, while Shahzar Rizvi of IAF won the ‘Champion of Champions’ in Air Pistol event at Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range. Both were awarded the cash award of Rs.10,000 including a gold medal. Akhil Sheoran and Shriyanka Sadangi became the first and second runner-up in Air Rifle COC, while Abhishek Arya and Vikash Kumar were 1st and 2nd runner-up in Air Pistol COC. 1st runner ups were awarded by Rs.7000 cash and a silver medal and second runner up were honoured by Rs.3000 cash and a bronze medal.
1st Indian Revenue Open Shooting Championship concluded successfully at Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range. The championship was conducted in 10 mtr. Air Rifle/Pistol, 25 mtr. Sports Pistol / Standard Pistol / Centre Fire pistol and 50 mtr Free Rifle and Free Pistol events. The competition was organized by Indian Revenue Officers Shooting Club, which is formed by the officers of the Indian Revenue Services viz. Customs, GST, Income Tax, DRI etc. The event was conducted by the Delhi State Rifle Association under the aegis of the NRAI.
The championship concluded with the CHAMPION OF CHAMPION event in both Air Rifle and Air Pistol wherein top 4 female shooters and top 4 male shooters competed against each other in a thrilling shoot off. The top three rankers in all categories and events were also given medals and certificates.
The officials of the IROSC Dr. John Joseph, Member, Central Board of Excise & Customs and President IROSC, Shri Pradeep Kumar, Commissioner (GST) and Secretary IROSC and Shri Arjun Chandra Mehrishi, Senior Intelligence Officers, GST Intelligence and Treasurer, IROSC, extended their congratulations to all the winners and participants and also thanked the DSRA, SAI and NRAI for smooth conduct of the tournament. They informed that the second edition of the tournament in 2018 would be conducted on a even bigger scale. All the shooters praised the IROSC and DSRA for the smooth conduct of the tournament and expressed their desire to participate next year also.
The championship was a grand success with more than 400 shooters from all over India including some International level shooters, and high ranking Revenue officers from the Customs/GST/Income Tax department, took part in the tournament. Many top ranking shooters in the Senior / Junior / Youth categories viz. Sanjeev Rajput, Ravi Kumar, Yashaswini Deswal, Shweta Singh, Shahzar Rizvi, Deepak Kumar, Amit Kumar Pilania, Akhil Sheoran, Shrine Godara, Shriyanka Sadangi, Hema K.C., Yujvendra, Farid Ali etc. participated in the tournament and provided a spectacular show of high scoring shooting to the delight of the spectators. DSRA Chairman and Chief Coach of Indian Junior Shooting Team Padmashree Jaspal Rana was also present at the prize distribution ceremony and honored the winners with medals and certificates.
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