KATHMANDU: A four-member shooting team is on Tuesday leaving for Japan to take part in the 10th Asian Airgun Championship slated for December 6-12 in Wako City.

Shooters Sushmita Nepal and Ayusha KC will compete in women’s 10m Air Rifle category. Coach Pradeep Khati and manager Rajesh Bahadur Shrestha will accompany the players to Wako City.

Meanwhile, Nepal Shooting Association President Pushpa Das Shrestha among others bade farewell to the team.