The 1st Athugala Air Gun championship (youth & junior) 2021of was held from 22 Oct 2021 to 26 Oct 2021 at the Athugala 10m Air Gun range, Uhumeeya, Kurunegala ending the competition drought of almost two years due to Covid-19 pandemic.
The event was organized by the Athugala Shooting Sports Club, which is the first of its kind, being the inaugural competition dedicated to Youth and Junior shooters of the country.
The age groups for shooters under-18 years falls to the Youth category and those who are under-21 years will come under the Junior category. Event segments included Air Rifle and Air Pistol for male and female under both Youth and Junior.
The top six shooters of each of the four categories were considered for national Youth and Junior pools provided they achieve the The National Shooting Sport Federation of Sri Lanka (NSSF) minimum qualifying standards, stipulated by the organisers.
