Madhya Pradesh

• 29 Mar 2025

All India Police Shooting Competition

Why in News? 

The 18th All India Police Shooting (Sports) Competition was held in Indore , Madhya Pradesh from 24 to 29 March 2025 . 

 Key Points 

• About the competition: 
  • This competition was organized in Revati Range of Indore . 
  • The competition was overseen by the All India Police Sports Control Board (AIPSCB) . 
  • The competition was organized by Central School of Armament & Warfare Skills (CSWT), Sisubal, Indore from 24 to 29 March 2025 . 
  • This competition was last organised in Pune (Maharashtra) in the year 2019 . 
  • This competition includes participation of 600 male and female shooters from all over the country . 
  • 17 competitions were organized in which competitions were held for 204 medals . 
• Participating teams: 
  • The competition also saw the participation of teams from the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) and various State Police Forces , which mainly included: 
    • Assam, Haryana, Kerala, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Tamil Nadu, Punjab, Telangana Police. 
    • Central Forces: Railway Protection Force ( RPF ), Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force ( ITBP ), Central Reserve Police Force ( CRPF ), Border Security Force ( BSF ), Assam Rifles ( AR ), Central Industrial Security Force ( CISF ), Sashastra Seema Bal ( SSB ). 

National Deaf Shooting Championship

Why in News? 

In the 2nd National Deaf Shooting, Table Tennis and Tennis Championship, Madhya Pradesh player Kushagra Singh Rajawat won two medals. 

•  The Championship was held in Ahmedabad (Gujarat) from 20 to 24 March 2025. 

Key Points 

• Kushagra Singh Rajawat's performance: 
  • Kushagra Singh Rajawat,won the gold medal in the 50m rifle 3-position event and the silver medal in the 50m rifle prone event in this championship . 
  • His achievement was due to the significant contribution of Shooting Academy's chief coach Joydeep Karmakar and assistant coach Vaibhav Sharma , who provided guidance in his training. 
• Medals in badminton too: 
  • In this championship, badminton player Miss Gauranshi Sharma won bronze medal in badminton singles .