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The Hindu
7 days ago
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- The Hindu
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
The Print
7 days ago
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- The Print
Shotgun shooters set to compete in Lonato World Cup
Angad Bajwa, Anantjeet Singh Naruka and Mairaj Ahmad Khan will compete in men's skeet, while in the women's category Olympians Maheshwari Chauhan and Raiza Dhillon along with Ganemat Sekhon will be seen in action. After a practice day on Saturday, the skeet shooters will be the first to take aim when the qualifying rounds in the men's and women's sections are held, with the finals scheduled for Tuesday. New Delhi, Jul 3 (PTI) An experienced bunch of shooters, comprising the likes of Olympian Angad Vir Singh Bajwa, Lakshay Sheoran and Mairaj Ahmed Khan, will compete in the ISSF Shotgun World Cup commencing in Lonato, Italy, from Sunday. Former Asian Games silver medallist Lakshay Sheoran will lead India's challenge in men's trap alongside Jaswinder Singh and Zoravar Sandhu. In women's trap, Neeru, Preeti Rajak and Pragati Dubey will represent the country. In mixed team trap, Lakshay will pair with Neeru, while Sandhu will team up with Preeti. 'The squad has settled down and is training in right earnest,' said coach Vikram Chopra in a National Rifle Association of India release. 'This will be the last World Cup stage before the World Championships in Athens and it is important that things start falling into place at the right time,' he added. As many as 551 athletes from 73 nations will compete in the event here. Indian squad: Skeet (Men): Angad Vir Singh Bajwa, Anantjeet Singh Naruka, Mairaj Ahmed Khan. (Women) Maheshwari Chauhan, Raiza Dhillon, Ganemat Sekhon. Trap (Men): Lakshay Sheoran, Jaswinder Singh, Zoravar Singh Sandhu. (Women) Neeru Dhanda, Preeti Rajak Pragati Dubey. Trap Mixed Team: Lakshay Sheoran & Neeru Dhanda and Zoravar Sandhu & Preeti Rajak. PTI AM AM UNG This report is auto-generated from PTI news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content.
The Hindu
30-05-2025
- Sport
- 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
30-05-2025
- 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.
