As part of the ongoing Hornbill festival, the 2nd Open Benchrest Air Rifle Shooting Competition 2023 was held at Phezou Resort, Tuophema, Kohima, organised by Tati Group Enterprise.
In open category, defending champion Kezhaletuo Kire from Kohima district retained the championship by scoring 254 points while Yanger Longkumer also from Kohima district with 228 points was placed in the second and Echenjang from Dimapur district with a score of 215 points was placed in the third place.
In the .177 category Echengjang from Dimapur district with a score of 287 points was crowned the new champion while the defending champion Zimir V Ngayan from Meghalaya state scoring 286 points was placed in the second place and Khriesanyü Miachieo of Kohima district with a score of 284 points was placed in the third position.
The winner of the open category walked away with Rs 50,000 while the winner in .177 category walked away with a cash prize of Rs 30,000 along with one Px100 benchrest x3 air rifle sponsored by Precihole Sports India.