Karachi 24 Dec 23: Closing ceremony of 7th Chief of the Naval Staff Open Shooting Championship was held at Pakistan Navy Shooting Range, PNS BAHADUR at Karachi. Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Naveed Ashraf was the Chief Guest on occasion.
Pakistan Navy clinched the title of CNS Open Shooting Championship 2023 with 35 Gold, 17 Silver and 13 Bronze medals whereas Sindh team secured the Runners up position. Almost 400 shooters from all over Pakistan participated in the week long Championship.
Chief of the Naval Staff awarded medals and trophies to the winners of the championship and appreciated the efforts of organizers and support of sponsors and sports shooters from all over Pakistan to make the championship a success.
During the championship, a total of 27 events including 11 men, 5 women and 4 in youth categories were contested. In order to promote the game of shooting among youth and for interest of local sports shooting lovers, 7 events of Big Bore Pistol & Big Bore Rifle categories were also held which were non-scoring towards overall points of the championship.
Around 400 shooters from Pakistan Army, Pakistan Navy, Pakistan Air Force, ASF, Sindh, Punjab, Balochistan, FRA, HEC, Sindh Police and SSU Sindh Police teams and different shooting clubs from Karachi participated in the championship and displayed their skills in the sport of shooting. All matches were contested under the umbrella of National Rifle Association of Pakistan (NRAP) as per International Sports Shooting Federation latest rules and regulations.
