National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) celebrates 75th anniversary and launches Athlete App

Key facts

• Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya inaugurated the 75th-year anniversary ceremony of the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) in New Delhi on 27 April.
• The NRAI launched a new Athlete App, making it India's first fully digitalised sports federation.
• The NRAI announced a grassroots campaign to introduce 7,50,000 school and college students to shooting through a 10-shot experience before the 2028 Olympics.
• The grassroots initiative will be implemented in coordination with the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS), universities, state school boards, and state rifle associations.
• The NRAI introduced the Shooting League of India (SLI), which will be India's first franchise-based professional shooting league.
• The Athlete App will serve as an integrated hub for athlete registration, onboarding students, issuing certificates, maintaining records, and monitoring the performance of elite and international shooters.