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Friday, 29 March 2024 4.07 AM IST

Food delivery, catering and many other jobs; Vishnu aims for a place in national shooting team

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KOCHI: Travels 110 km daily for shooting practice, does food delivery in afternoon, catering work on holidays, 24-year-old Kaduthurthi native Vishnu works hard to conquer heights in shooting. All his efforts are about to be paid off. A place in the national team awaits Vishnu after National Shooting Games and the six trials.

Vishnu became interested in shooting during NCC at KE College, Mannanam. He was a member of NCC Kerala Lakshadweep team. He also participated in the Maulankkar National Championship. He joined the Idukki Rifle Association in 2019 through a selection camp held at Thodupuzha for NCC members who completed graduation.

After traveling 56 km by bike, he will reach Thodupuzha at 10.30 am. He has only three or four hours of training as he does not own a rifle. The seniors of the association help him to practice as he does not have a coach. After training till noon, he works at a hotel in Kaduthurthi.

Money should be paid to buy bullets, it worth Rs 30 per piece and he needs 15 per day. His family could not afford this. Being in community police, many people, including police officers, helped at first. Daily wage in hotel is Rs 500 And receives Rs 500 for catering work on holidays. But this is not enough to make his ends meet.

He got selected in the National Games by competing against more than 500 people in the state championship. The competition is in the senior division (21-40) in point 22LR Peep sight Rifle. There are 60 rounds and needs 80 bullets which are expensive. The Games will begin on November 20 at the shooting range in Vattiyoorkavu. Vishnu is hoping that someone might help him.

Vishnu also does a lot of service in his town and helps many others. He also continues PSC exam training in between. He strongly believes he can make it to the national team.

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