New Delhi January 17:
Ace shooter and world record holder Gagan Narang will launch 'Gun for Glory - A Global Shooting Academy' for Pistol, Rifle and shotgun this year at the Shiv Chatrapati Sports Complex, Pune.
"The time has come where all of us have to contribute towards taking shooting to greater heights and this is my small contribution to the effort. Gun for Glory academy, which I'm starting in association with the help of Pune based Sports NGO LAKSHYA is being started with a goal to provide India with more medals during 2016 Olympics and other international tournaments" he added.
The academy will be administered by Indian shooting team's assistant coach Pawan Singh and international ace shooter Ronak Pandit will also be the consulting director at the academy to help young and talented shooters. The meticulously designed world class academy will be situated at the Balewadi complex shooting range. "This is an ambitious project where we are hiring three full time coaches from abroad. Raising funds for such a mammoth project is Herculean task. I am looking for main sponsors, associate sponsors and different partners," he said.
"I'm also extremely happy that a Sports NGO like Lakshya has decided to train top talented players selected from all over the country free of cost at our academy," he said. "They are also providing initial logistic support. However, to run the academy, finance is a major constraint. We have taken big risk. But I am sure that corporate will come forward and support the noble cause," said Gagan. The academy will offer both short term and long term training programmes ranging from 15 day courses to residential yearly training, and would encompass Indian International shooters and coaches as mediators as well as coaches. The distance learning program will involve 100 days training at Balewadi.
Gagan added that Gun for Glory academy in addition to providing advance training to the shooters will provide high-quality specialist coaching and coach education to Indian coaches who will be trained for in advance training techniques, and optimal use and development of sports sciences.
Ace shooter and world record holder Gagan Narang will launch 'Gun for Glory - A Global Shooting Academy' for Pistol, Rifle and shotgun this year at the Shiv Chatrapati Sports Complex, Pune.
"The time has come where all of us have to contribute towards taking shooting to greater heights and this is my small contribution to the effort. Gun for Glory academy, which I'm starting in association with the help of Pune based Sports NGO LAKSHYA is being started with a goal to provide India with more medals during 2016 Olympics and other international tournaments" he added.
The academy will be administered by Indian shooting team's assistant coach Pawan Singh and international ace shooter Ronak Pandit will also be the consulting director at the academy to help young and talented shooters. The meticulously designed world class academy will be situated at the Balewadi complex shooting range. "This is an ambitious project where we are hiring three full time coaches from abroad. Raising funds for such a mammoth project is Herculean task. I am looking for main sponsors, associate sponsors and different partners," he said.
"I'm also extremely happy that a Sports NGO like Lakshya has decided to train top talented players selected from all over the country free of cost at our academy," he said. "They are also providing initial logistic support. However, to run the academy, finance is a major constraint. We have taken big risk. But I am sure that corporate will come forward and support the noble cause," said Gagan. The academy will offer both short term and long term training programmes ranging from 15 day courses to residential yearly training, and would encompass Indian International shooters and coaches as mediators as well as coaches. The distance learning program will involve 100 days training at Balewadi.
Gagan added that Gun for Glory academy in addition to providing advance training to the shooters will provide high-quality specialist coaching and coach education to Indian coaches who will be trained for in advance training techniques, and optimal use and development of sports sciences.
