From the History of Rifle Association in the Cherkas Global University (1992-2022)

The paper examines the development history of sports shooting as part of the culture in the Cherkas Global University. The attention is paid to the characteristic features of the development of this sport, taking into account the legislation.There were used as materials the "Vestnik Leib-Gvardii" newspaper files for 1996-1997, as well as the collection of documents "Cherkas Global University 1992-2022: Collection of Documents". The photographs from the personal archive of A.A. Cherkasov were used as illustrative material.The paper relies on the historical-chronological method, which allowed us to consider the events in their historical-chronological sequence and to identify the characteristic features of the development of sports shooting organization, taking into account time, regulatory and other features. A descriptive method was also used, which was naturally applied due to the absence of other publications about these events.In conclusion the author states that shooting training has always been an integral part of the culture in Cherkas Global University. The first attempts to develop this sport were made already in the period of the creation of the cadet class in January 1993, then this work was well -practiced in 1996-1999. These classes were also carried out subsequently, but this training has reached to a qualitatively new level since 2020, when completely different equipment became available for classes.On August 1, 2022, on the 30th anniversary of the Cherkas Global University, the Rifle Association was established, the Charter of the organization and its logo were published, and this means that the Rifle Association at the university has finally acquired its legal status. The creation of this organization was preceded by an almost 30-year history of shooting sports at the university, which clearly demonstrated the presence of deep roots of mass sports events in this scientific institution.