Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range: Difference between revisions

'''Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range''' is a [[shooting range]] in [[New Delhi]]. Spread over 18 acres, it is situated on [[South Delhi]] ridges in the backdrop of Adilabad Fort, near the historic [[Tughlaqabad Fort]] to its North and [[Surajkund]] Lake to its South West. It was first constructed for the [[1982 Asian Games]] in New Delhi, and later rebuilt altogether for the [[2010 Commonwealth Games]]. It was named after [[Karni Singh]], who won the silver medal at the 38th [[World Shooting Championships]] at Cairo in 1962 and was the first shooter to be awarded the [[Arjuna Award]] in 1961.<ref name=cwg>[http://d2010.thecgf.com/dr_karni_singh_shooting_range Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range] [[2010 Commonwealth Games]] website.</ref> The reconstruction work started on 25 October 2008 and the project was completed at a cost of Rs. 150 crore in 13 months. It was dedicated to the nation on 31 January 2010 by Union Minister for Youth Affairs & Sports.<ref>[http://www.sportsauthorityofindia.nic.in/index2.asp?slid=567&sublinkid=294&langid=1 Dr. Karni Singh shooting range launched by Union Sports Minister Dr.M.S.Gill] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130315134142/http://www.sportsauthorityofindia.nic.in/index2.asp?slid=567&sublinkid=294&langid=1 |date=15 March 2013 }} [[Sports Authority of India]], 1 February 2010.</ref>