A TOTAL of 486 male and female shooters from over eight divisions across Maharashtra participated in the State-Level Rife Shooting Competition that concluded at the Priyadarshani Bhagwati College of Engineering. Medals and prizes were awarded to the top-performing shooters during the closing ceremony that was attended by Abhijit Deshmukh, Director of  Lokmanya Tilak Jankalyan Shikshan Sanstha; Dr Abhay Shende, Principal of Priyadarshani Bhagwati College; DSO Shashikant Kalambe; Sachin Chavhan, DSO Washim; Dr Vijay Datarkar of Jyotiba College of Physical Education and Mohammad Mubin, Principal, Nagpur Residency School (Sadar) and Joint Secretary of Nagpur District Football Association. Deshmukh emphasised that learning from defeat is just as important as achieving victory in sports, and urged the athletes to strive for success. DSO officials and members of Nagpur Rifle Shooting Association worked hard for success of the event.