NARANG TO LAUNCH TALENT

The Gagan Narang Sports Promotion Foundation (GNSPF) has unveiled ambitious plans to train and nurture 20 young and talented shooters from different parts of the country and turn them into international champions. Titled ‘The Project Leap›, it is founded and driven by 2012 London Olympics bronze medallist Gagan Narang. The selected shooters will be mentored by top international coaches and will receive training at state-of-the-art facilities, including sports science support for a full year. «We identified 55 prospective shooters and put them through an elaborate evaluation process to select the 20 best ones among them,» Gagan said in a statement.