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ISSF Shotgun World Cup 2025: Indian Skeet shooters to begin campaign at Lonato; Trap team to follow
A six-member Indian men's and women's skeet shooting squad will begin their campaign first at the fourth and final International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Shotgun stage at the Trap Concaverde in Lonato, Italy.
The qualifying rounds of the men's and women's skeet competition will begin on Sunday (July 6), with both the finals scheduled for Tuesday (July 8).
Indian hopes will lie with Mairaj Ahmad Khan, Angad Vir Singh Bajwa and Anantjeet Singh Naruka in the men's skeet, while the women also have Maheshwari Chauhan, Raiza Dhillon and Ganemat Sekhon.
Former Asian Games silver medalist Lakshay Sheoran will lead India's challenge in men's trap alongside veteran Zoravar Singh Sandhu and the upcoming Jaswinder Singh. Neeru, Preeti Rajak and Pragati Dubey represent India in women's trap.
In the mixed team trap, where India's sole Shotgun world cup medal of the year was won in Nicosia, Lakshay & Neeru and Zoravar and Preeti are paired together.
Lonato generally attracts the largest contingent of shotgun Shooters in a world cup, and this year too, as many as 551 athletes from 73 nations have entered to compete.
Indian squad for Lonato World Cup
Skeet (Men): Mairaj Ahmed Khan, Angad Vir Singh Bajwa, and Anantjeet Singh Naruka
Mairaj Ahmed Khan, Angad Vir Singh Bajwa, and Anantjeet Singh Naruka Skeet (Women): Maheshwari Chauhan, Raiza Dhillon, and Ganemat Sekhon
Maheshwari Chauhan, Raiza Dhillon, and Ganemat Sekhon Trap (Men): Lakshay Sheoran, Zoravar Singh Sandhu, and Jaswinder Singh
Lakshay Sheoran, Zoravar Singh Sandhu, and Jaswinder Singh Trap (Women): Neeru Dhanda, Preeti Rajak, and Pragati Dubey
Neeru Dhanda, Preeti Rajak, and Pragati Dubey Trap Mixed Team: Lakshay Sheoran & Neeru Dhanda and Zoravar Singh Sandhu & Preeti Rajak
