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United News of India
13-07-2025
- Sport
- United News of India
India end engagements at Lonato World Cup
New Delhi, July 13 (UNI) India ended engagements at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Shotgun in Lonato, after the pair of Lakshay Sheoran (22,19,25) and Neeru Dhanda (25,24,25), despite shooting a perfect third series, fell short of the Trap Mixed Team medal rounds. They totaled 140 out of a possible 150 in the qualifying round to finish 10th among 54 pairs. The second Indian pair of Zoravar Singh Sandhu (21,23,24) and Preeti Rajak (23,24,23) combined for a tally of 138 to finish in 22nd spot. While Neeru continued from her brilliant fourth place finish in the women's trap a day earlier to miss just one target out of her 75, Lakshay had a blip in the second series, where he missed six, which eventually cost a shot at a podium finish. Four teams, Australia, Great Britain and both the Spanish teams topped the qualifications with identical tallies of 143. Indian pair of Kynan Chenai and Sabeera Haris had won a bronze in the Trap Mixed Team event at the previous Nicosia Shotgun World Cup. The event will be held for the first time in the Olympics at Los Angeles in 2028. UNI RKM
NDTV
13-07-2025
- Sport
- NDTV
Lakshay Sheoran, Neeru Dhanda Fall Just Short Of Medal Rounds, India's Shooting World Cup Campaign Ends
India ended engagements at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Shotgun in Lonato, after the pair of Lakshay Sheoran (22,19,25) and Neeru Dhanda (25,24,25), despite shooting a perfect third series, fell short of the Trap Mixed Team medal rounds. They totalled 140 out of a possible 150 in the qualifying round to finish 10th among 54 pairs. The second Indian pair of Zoravar Singh Sandhu (21,23,24) and Preeti Rajak (23,24,23) combined for a tally of 138 to finish in 22nd spot. Four teams, Australia, Great Britain and both the Spanish teams topped the qualifications with identical tallies of 143. Indian pair of Kynan Chenai and Sabeera Haris had won a bronze in the Trap Mixed Team event at the previous Nicosia Shotgun World Cup. The event will be held for the first time in the Olympics at Los Angeles in 2028. On Saturday, National Games champion Neeru Dhanda reached a first-ever World Cup final to finish a creditable fourth in women's trap, on the penultimate day. Having taken the sixth and final qualifying spot by virtue of winning (2-1) a shoot-off over last year's New Delhi World Cup Final winner Alessia Iezzi (Italy), Neeru eventually went out due to a higher bib number. Australia's Laetisha Scanlan won gold with 45 hits. While Neeru continued from her brilliant fourth-place finish in the women's trap a day earlier to miss just one target out of her 75, Lakshay had a blip in the second series, where he missed six, which eventually cost a shot at a podium finish.
The Hindu
13-07-2025
- Sport
- The Hindu
Indian sports wrap, July 13: India begins FIBA Women's Asia Cup Division B event with win over Kazakhstan
BASKETBALL FIBA Women's Asia Cup, Division B: India begins campaign for promotion with win over Kazakhstan India women's basketball team beat Kazakhstan 85-68 in its Group A opener of the FIBA Women's Asia Cup (Division B) in Shenzhen, China, on Sunday. Pushpa Senthil Kumar (23 points), Sreekala Rani (15 points) and Sathya Krishnamurthi (15 points) were the top scorers in India's victory. The competition, which concludes on July 20, has eight teams divided equally into two groups with the winner of the tournament set to be promoted to Division A. India has previously won the Division B title in 2017 when it was also the host. However, the team missed out on playing in Division A in 2023 and aims to find its way back. India's next match in Group A will be against Chinese Taipei on Monday, July 14, at 2PM IST. -Team Sportstar SHOOTING Lonato World Cup: Lakshay, Neeru fall short of Trap Mixed Team medal rounds India ended engagements at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Shotgun in Lonato after the pair of Lakshay Sheoran (22, 19, 25) and Neeru Dhanda (25, 24, 25), despite shooting a perfect third series, fell short of the Trap Mixed Team medal rounds. They totaled 140 out of a possible 150 in the qualifying round to finish 10th among 54 pairs. The second Indian pair of Zoravar Singh Sandhu (21, 23, 24) and Preeti Rajak (23, 24, 23) combined for a tally of 138 to finish in 22nd spot. While Neeru continued from her brilliant fourth-place finish in the women's trap a day earlier to miss just one target out of her 75, Lakshay had a blip in the second series, where he missed six, which eventually cost him a shot at a podium finish. Four teams—Australia, Great Britain, and both the Spanish teams—topped the qualifications with identical tallies of 143. The Indian pair of Kynan Chenai and Sabeera Haris had won a bronze in the Trap Mixed Team event at the previous Nicosia Shotgun World Cup. The event will be held for the first time in the Olympics at Los Angeles in 2028. -Team Sportstar Related Topics ISSF
United News of India
11-07-2025
- Sport
- United News of India
Zoravar favourably placed after day one of Trap qualifications in Lonato
New Delhi, Jul 11 (UNI) Veteran Indian trap shooter Zoravar Singh Sandhu shot 73 (24, 25, 24) after three qualifying rounds, as Trap competitions in the year's fourth and final International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Shotgun, got underway at the Tiro A Volo Trap Concaverde in Lonato, Italy, on Friday. Zoravar's effort favourably placed him 11th in the men's trap among contenders, with two more qualifying rounds comprising 50 targets, coming up ahead of the final on Saturday. The top six in the 183 (including RPO shooters) strong field go through to the finals. Zoravar's teammates Lakshay Sheoran and Jaswinder Singh, shot scores of 70 (24,22,24) and 69 (23, 24, 22) respectively. In the women's trap, Preeti Rajak (20, 24, 22) was the best Indian on show, ranking 27th among contenders provisionally with a score of 66. Neeru also shot a 66 while Pragati Dubey shot 57. UNI RKM
United News of India
06-07-2025
- Sport
- United News of India
Mairaj, Ganemat, best placed after skeet round one in Lonato
New Delhi, Jul 06 (UNI) India's most successful men's and women's skeet shooters at this level, Mairaj Ahmad Khan and Ganemat Sekhon, got themselves into good positions on day one of competitions at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Shotgun, in Lonato, Italy, on Sunday. Mairaj shot rounds of 24 and 25 in men's skeet while Ganemat shot 23 and 25 in the women's event, to emerge best placed among six Indians (three in each event) in contention. With three more qualifying rounds coming up over the next two days ahead of the final on Tuesday, their chances of making the top six look brightest, given both are one behind the leading pack. Ganemat, with two individual World Cup medals to her name and a finalist here in 2023, is in ninth spot, having shot a 25 in her second qualifying round, after opening with a 23. Six women led by Mexican Gabriela Rodriguez are leading with 49 points each. Olympians Maheshwari Chauhan (24, 22) and Raiza Dhillon (22, 23), were further down in the pecking order. In men's skeet, Olympian Mairaj Ahmad Khan, also a winner of two individual world cup medals including a gold, had a perfect second round as well to end the day on 49 hits. At least 15 shooters in the huge 176-strong (including RPOs) field, have shot scores of 50 each. Young Bhavtegh Gill also finished with a perfect 25 round to follow a 23, while Olympian Anant Jeet Singh Naruka missed one target in each of his two rounds. The second qualification round in the men's skeet was still in progress. UNI RKM
