As Indian shooters make history at the Paris Olympics this month, bagging a best-ever haul of three medals, no one’s watching more keenly or cheering more loudly than the next generation of talent back home in India.

Much of this young talent is from Mumbai, from where dozens of shooters have qualified for the nationals in the last few years. The city has long been renowned for its association with sports, predominantly cricket. Since the mid-2000s, however, there has been a noticeable surge in interest in shooting, and multiple shooting ranges began to mushroom across the length and breadth of the city. Today, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region houses around 20 shooting ranges. Most are equipped with state-of-the-art facilities and have seen a significant rise in participation from Mumbaikars over the years.