Skeet shooters to take aim first at Lonato Shotgun World Cup
While the Skeet squad have already arrived in the Italian town well in time and hit the training ground, a further six members of the Trap team are expected to come later in the day, as per a press release from the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI).
The qualifying rounds of the men's and women's skeet competitions will begin on Sunday, with the first 50 targets on the roster for both events. The athletes come back on Monday for 50 more targets before the final round of 25 targets is played out on Tuesday, July 8, 2025, ahead of both finals.
Indian hopes will rest with Olympians Mairaj Ahmad Khan (wr 105) and Anant Jeet Singh Naruka (wr 23) as well as Bhavtegh Gill (wr 43) in men's skeet. At the same time, the women also have two Olympians, Maheshwari Chauhan (WR 13) and Raiza Dhillon (WR 21), amongst their ranks, besides the accomplished Ganemat Sekhon (WR 63).
A crack American trio led by the legend Vincent Hancock, Italians led by Gabriele Rossetti, Abdullah Al-Rashidi of Kuwait, Nasser Al-Attiya of Qatar, Azmy Mehelba of Egypt, Jesper Hansen of Denmark and Lee Meng-Yuan (Paris bronze) of Chinese Taipei, headline a top field in the men's skeet. The Indians will be up against it to make the top six.
In women's skeet, an even bigger American shotgun legend, Kimberly Rhode, will lead another top American team. At the same time, Vanesa Hockova (3) of Slovakia, who was fourth in the Paris Olympics, will be the highest-ranked athlete in the fray. (ANI)
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