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National Shooting from tomorrow

Sports Reporter
The IFIC Bank National Shooting Championships will stan at the BKSP Shooting Range tomorrow with 218 shooters from 23 clubs taking pan in the top domestic event.
National Shooting Federation (NSF) officials hoped that with the 11th South Asian Games (SAG) coming to the city next year, the shooters would be concentrating on bettering their performance to make most of the championships, where ten events including four for women will be held.
"We hope that the national level shooters will put on their best ahead of 2010 SAG," said NSF general secretary Istiaq Ahmed at a press conference at the NSC conference room yesterday.
"Only the shooters who have the match arms will be eligible for the meet,"
informed Istiaq adding that the match arms have been upgraded day by day.
The men's events include air rifle, three position, 50m prone, air pistol, standard pistol and pre-pistol while the women’s events are air rifle, three position prone, air pistol and sports pistol.
The NSF will also host the 5th SA Shooting Championships from July 3-9 with marksmen from India, Pakistan, Nepal and Sri Lanka joining Bangladesh.
"We are waiting for India's confirmation the event will lose attraction in absence of the best team in the region," Istiaq said.
The NSF chief executive informed that shooting's governing body in the country has taken all steps to modernise the facilities at the National Shooting Complex before the SAG.
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"We have started training for the SA Games and hope towin at least four gold medals."
Bangladesh, however, failed to win a single gold at the Colombo (lames in 2006.
Istiaq said they are trying to increase the federation's earning kom Tk 90 lakh to Tk three crore per year by renting its community centre in a bid to provide allowances to shooters and import modern arms and ammunitions for them.
Mosharraf Hossain, managing director of sponsor IFIC Bank said that they want to continue assistance to the federation with a view to take the sport's standard to world level.
BSF vice president Kutubuddin Aksir, treasurer Kashem Humayun, Bangladesh Olympic Association vice-president Mizanur Rahman Manu were also present.
NSF president Maj Gen Mohammad Ashab Uddin will inaugurate the 5-day meet while BSKP's DG Brig Gen M Shawkat Hossain and IFIC Bank chairman Lutfar Rahman will be present as special guest.