The foundation will also be offering joint scholarship to 20 talented shooters of the State for Air Rifle and Air Pistol training.

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Hyderabad: Buoyed with the success of the Gun For Glory (GFG) shooters at the international level, the Gagan Narang Sports Promotion Foundation has decided to introduce shooting in minority Schools and Social Welfare and Tribal Schools in Telangana.

With the sole objective of nurturing talent at the grassroots level right up to elite level, the Talent Search process will be open to children between the ages of 12 to 15 years, an age where children can naturally adapt to the sport.

The foundation will also be offering joint scholarship to 20 talented shooters of the State for Air Rifle and Air Pistol training.

According to the release, the GFG Shooting Academy will also run the curriculum based training programmes developed by the Gun for Glory for all shooting sports enthusiasts across all age groups.

This programme will be available for both, novices as well as seasoned shooters from the State. The programme is being introduced after successful implementation across seven states and producing 128 international medals in a short span of 6 years.

“My parents had to sell a plot of land to buy a rifle for me in my Initial days… we stayed on rented accommodation for 20 years … I want to give the right guidance and training to the kids of the state at a fraction of the cost to nurture talent so no parent or child has to face difficulties to start and continue the sport,’’ said Narang.

The London Olympic bronze medalist thanked Telangana government and the Sports Authority of Telangana State for being supportive towards the GFG Shooting Academy and scout for talent in the twin cities.