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In Nizhny Novgorod on January 4 and 5 the traditional interregional pneumatic weapons shooting tournament "Silhouettes of Christmas" (6+) was held. The venue was the Ataman shooting club, which organized the competition with the support of DOSAAF. More than 50 participants from seven regions of the country came to the tournament. Men and women aged from 10 to 65 took part in the competitions. They all competed for the title of Russia’s best shooter.
Participants had to hit 40 targets shaped like various animals. The task was complicated by the fact that the targets were placed at different distances depending on the weapon category. For rifles and pistols with open sights the distances ranged from 10 to 18 meters. Shooters with optical sights competed at distances from 18 to 41 meters.
On the first day of the competition at the short range all prize places were won by representatives of Kostroma. The winner in the rifle category was Andrey Vorontsov, and in the pistol competition — Roman Nezvanov.
On the second day the main prize went to Moscow — it was won by Alexander Ryabkov. Nizhny Novgorod athletes managed to take second places: Maria Gamayumova distinguished herself in pistol shooting, and Andrey Smelyy — in rifle shooting.
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