Dimapur, December 27 (MExN): Two shooters from Nagaland have qualified for the Selection Trials for National Squad. The selections were made from the results of the 60th National Shooting Championship Competitions 2016 which was held at the Balewadi Shooting Ranges from December 12 to 26. Three Shooters represented Nagaland in .177 Air Rilfe and .177 Air Pistol. Hito Swu who competed in the Air Rifle (ISSF) Civilian and National Championship scored 618.4 points to qualify for the National Trials. He will be joined by Bivash Biswas who scored 566 points in the Air Pistol (ISSF) Civilian Championship. Barely missing out on the National trials is Maoli Sangtam who scored 554 in the Air Pistol (ISSF) Civilian category. The 1st & 2nd Selection Trials for National Squad will be held at the Balewadi Shooting Ranges, Pune, from January 11 to 21, 2017.
