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The Hindu
3 days ago
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- The Hindu
Strong team for Lonato World Cup
Lakshay Sheoran and Neeru Dhanda will spearhead the Indian trap team in the shotgun World Cup to be staged in Lonato, Italy from July 4 to 14. The skeet squad has Olympians Anantjeet Singh Naruka and Raiza Dhillon as the leading shooters in the team announced by the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) on Friday (May 30, 2025). The team Trap: Lakshay Sheoran, Zoravar Singh Sandhu, Jaswinder Singh; Neeru Dhanda, Pragati Dubey, Preeti Rajak. Skeet: Anantjeet Singh Naruka, Mairaj Ahmad Khan, Bhavtegh Singh Gill; Raiza Dhillon, Ganemat Sekhon, Maheshwari Chauhan.
The Hindu
3 days ago
- Sport
- The Hindu
Olympians Raiza, Anantjeet return as 12-member shotgun team for Lonato World Cup announced
Paris Olympians and Skeet shooters Raiza Dhillon and Anantjeet Singh Naruka are back in the Indian team as the selection committee of the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) proposed a 12-member shotgun squad for the year's final International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup scheduled between July 4-14 in Lonato Del Garda, Italy. Among those who competed in the third Nicosia shotgun World Cup earlier this month, where India returned with its first ever ISSF medal (bronze) in the newest Olympic Trap mixed team event, only the seasoned Mairaj Ahmad Khan in men's Skeet and Maheshwari Chauhan in women's Skeet have retained their spots. Making yet another comeback will be the indomitable veteran Zoravar Singh Sandhu in men's Trap, as will 2018 Jakarta Asiad silver medallist Lakshay Sheoran, alongside him. READ: Inspired by Abhinav Bindra, Shambhavi beats double Olympic medallist at Junior Worlds and wants to follow in her footsteps Ganemat Sekhon, India's most accomplished international woman Skeet Shooter with five senior ISSF medals, including two gold, will also be seen in action after missing out in Nicosia. The Trap mixed team responsibilities will rest on the shoulders of Neeru Dhanda and Lakshay Sheoran and Preeti Rajak and Zoravar respectively. The other members of the team are Pragati Dubey (women's Trap), Jaswinder Singh (men's Trap) and Bhavtegh Singh Gill (men's Skeet). The ISSF circuit has so far seen two Rifle/Pistol World Cup stages, three Shotgun World Cups and one combined Junior World Cup where Indian shooters have bagged a total of 27 medals including nine gold. They also topped the Junior World Cup standings and finished second and third in the first two senior combined world cups respectively. TEAM INDIA SQUAD Skeet Men: Anantjeet Singh Naruka, Mairaj Ahmed Khan, Bhavtegh Singh Gill Skeet Women: Raiza Dhillon, Ganemat Sekhon, Maheshwari Chauhan Trap Men: Lakshay Sheoran, Zoravar Singh Sandhu, Jaswinder Singh Trap Women: Neeru Dhanda, Pragati Dubey, Preeti Rajak
The Hindu
26-05-2025
- Sport
- The Hindu
National shotgun selection trials
Asian Games silver medallist Lakshay Sheoran beat Jaswinder Singh 43-41 for the top spot in trap in the second National shotgun selection trials at the Dr. Karni Singh Range, Tughlakabad, on Monday. Lakshay had earlier topped qualification with 120 as he wound up with the perfect score of 25 in the last two rounds. Jungsher Virk (119), national champion Shardul Vihan (118) and Rayyan Rizvi (116) were the others to make the final. Kynan Chenai (114), Vivaan Kapoor (113) and Prithviraj Tondaiman (112) failed to make the final. In women's trap, Neeru beat Aashima Ahlawat 40-39 after topping qualification with 115. Rajeshwari Kumari climbed to third ahead of Addya Katyal, Preeti Rajak and Pragati Dubey. Olympian Shagun Chowdhary shot 107 and missed the final by two points. The results: Trap: Men: 1. Lakshay Sheoran 43 (120); 2. Jaswinder Singh 41 (117); 3. Bhowneesh Mendiratta 33 (116). Women: 1. Neeru 40 (115); 2. Aashima Ahlawat 39 (113); 3. Rajeshwari Kumari 31 (110). Juniors, men: 1. Bakhtyaruddin Malek 114; 2. Tavrez Sandhu 111; 3. Udhav Rathore 110. Women: 1. Addya Katyal 108; 2. Ananya Yaduvanshi 101; 3. Tanisska Senthilkumar 98.
