Though their mid-term exams are a little over a week away, the Bombay Scottish (Mahim) trio of Shreeya Koppula, Sriram Ramesh and Arjun Thakoor, all aspiring pistol shooters, were only too happy to seek special permission from their principal to attend mid-day's Meet Your Icon event recently.

After all, they couldn't have missed out on meeting their idol, Heena Sidhu - one of the prime reasons they picked up guns so early in life. The excitement across the teenagers' faces was palpable and so were the nerves that probably eased up a bit on seeing their senior shooter friend, Sharvari Raje, a young rifle shooter, also at the venue. All four students are trainees of former national shooting champion Vishwajeet Shinde.