Updated On : 18 Feb, 2020
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Location |
New Delhi, India |
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Capacity |
500 |
Trivia
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This shooting range is considered as one of the best shooting range in the world's by many shooters of the 2010 Commonwealth Games.
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The shooting range is located near the Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary.
Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range is a well-equipped shooting arena, located on the South Delhi ridges near the historic
Tughlaqabad Fort. The range is spread across an area of
72 acres, named after the prominent Indian shooter
Dr. Karni Singh who had won the silver medal at the
World Shooting Championships at
Cairo in
1962. He was the first shooter to receive the prestigious
Arjuna Award by the
Government of India. It was initially constructed for the
Asian Games in
New Delhi in
1982 and has been completely renovated in
2010 before the
Commonwealth Games. The reconstruction was started in
2008 and took a span of
13 months with a total expenditure of
$33.8 million.
Significance
- It has a 10-meter range, 25-meter range, 50-meter range, final range, and a trap and skeet range.
- There is also an armoury building, designed with the newfangled technologies.
- There is a centrally air-conditioned indoor facility for the 10-meter shooting range with a capacity of a maximum 500 spectators.
- The separate ranges for Trap and Skeet were dismantled. In its place, a modern composite range with world class equipment was built. The place is air conditioned with 80 shooting points.
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