NSSF flags off event calendar with 8th Navy Open

The National Shooting Sport Federation of Sri Lanka (NSSF) will host 12 national level events during 2024, with the target of selecting the crème of shooters for the ISSF World Cups and Paris Olympics.

The NSSF event calendar for 2024 includes 12 competitions. In addition Sri Lankan shooters are slotted to represent the country at eight international events, with the core events being the two ISSF World Cups and the Olympic Games to be held in Paris, France from 26 July to 

11 August.

Local shooters already made their presence felt at the three concluded international events held in Jakarta, Indonesia, Kuwait and at the recent ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun Championship in Cairo, Egypt, where Amandika Amarasinghe impressed for Sri Lanka.

However the NSSF Novices Air Gun Championship, which was to be held during the last week of February, has been rescheduled and a confirmed date will be notified in due course. The 2024 event calendar kicked off with the 8th Navy Open Shooting Championship at the Naval Range in Welisara from 16 to 22, a competition conducted by Sri Lanka Navy and sanctioned by the NSSF.

“We are optimistic that the rest of the planned events could be completed accordingly and give our local shooters the necessary exposure to lay the pathway to represent the country at the top international events to be held towards the end of the year,” NSSF Secretary Pradeep Edirisinghe said.

This will be followed by the two shotgun competitions – the NSSF Skeet Open and NSSF Trap Open – which have been slotted to be held during the latter part of March at the Clay Target Shooting Club of Colombo Range in Payagala. Action will move on from the second week of May with the NSSF Open Air Gun Championship to be held at the NSSF Range in Kohuwala, followed by the NSSF Open 25m and 50m Championship to be held during the second week of June at Welisara.

In between top ranked shooters will focus their chances at the ISSF World Cup with the ISSF Final Qualification in Shotgun to be held from 22 to 30 April in Doha, Qatar. The two ISSF World Cups will be held during June in Germany and Italy, followed by the Olympic Games.

The action locally will move again to the Clay Target Shooting Club of Colombo Range in Payagala with the NSSF Skeet Nationals and NSSF Trap Nationals, which will be held during August two weeks apart. The NSSF Youth and Junior Air Gun Championship has been slotted for the second week of September at the NSSF Range in Kohuwala, which will be followed by the Athugala Youth and Junior Air Gun Championship, to be held during October in Kurunegala.

The final couple of events have been scheduled for November and December, with the NSSF Air Gun National Championship during the third week of November at the NSSF Range in Kohuwala. The 2024 event calendar will wind up with the NSSF National 25m and 50m Championship allocated to take place at the Naval Range in Welisara. 

 Local events for 2024

March 4th Week: NSSF Trap Open Championship at CTSCC Range, Payagala

May 2nd Week: NSSF Open Air Gun Championship at NSSF Range, Kohuwala

June 2nd Week: NSSF Open 25m and 50m Championship at SLNS, Gemunu Range, Welisara

August 2nd Week: NSSF Skeet National Championship at CTSCC Range, Payagala

August 5th Week: NSSF Trap National Championship at CTSCC Range, Payagala

September 2nd Week: NSSF Youth and Junior Air Gun Championship at NSSF Range, Kohuwala

October 3rd Week: Athugala Youth and Junior Air Gun Championship at Athugala SSC Range

November 3rd Week: NSSF Air Gun National Championship at NSSF Range, Kohuwala

December 2nd Week: NSSF National 25m and 50m Championship at SLNS, Gemunu Range, Welisara

 Remaining International events for 2024

22-30 April: ISSF Final Qualification, Shotgun, in Doha, Qatar

31 May -7 June: ISSF World Cup (Rifle/Pistol) in Munich, Germany

10-19 June: ISSF World Cup (Shotgun) in Lonato, Italy

26 July -11 August: Olympic Games Paris 2024 in Paris, France