The medal presentation ceremony for the Ladybird School Shooting Academy (KIC) 7th Annual Shooting Championship 2023 was held on 1 November 2023. The competitions were conducted for six categories at the 10m Air Rifle and Air Pistol Shooting Range, Ladybird School, Mokokchung on 31 October 2023.

Altogether 17 young shooters had participated in the six categories – 10m air rifle bench rest men & women individual, 10m air rifle sub-youth men & women individual, 10m air pistol youth men individual and 10m air rifle youth men individual.

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All the winners were awarded with medals and certificate during the medal ceremony which was graced by Nathan Ozukum, President of Mokokchung Rifle Association. In his speech, Ozukum appreciated the LBSSA for nurturing young shooters in Mokokchung district and further encouraged the shooters to qualify in large numbers at the upcoming 11th North East Zone Shooting Championship 2024 and aim to qualify for the Los Angeles Summer Olympics 2028.

Lipokmeren, Coach and President, Ladybird School Shooting Academy, also felicitated the shooters from LBSSA who participated and won medals at the 8th Nagaland Shooting Championship 2023 and 10th NorthEast Zone Shooting Championship 2023.

The coach also congratulated Imnanungsang Tzudir from Ladybird School Shooting Academy for qualifying for the 66th National Shooting Championship Competitions (NSCC) Pistol Events to be held in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh from 19th November 2023.