New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) India’s mixed team trap pairings finished outside the medal round at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Shotgun in Tangier, Morocco, as the squad concluded its engagements in the year’s first world cup leg without a medal.India 1, represented by Prithviraj Tondaiman (24,22,23) and Kirti Gupta (22,22,21), shot a total of 134 after three rounds in qualification, to finish 18th in the 33-team competition. The top four pairs make the final.Indi…
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New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) Indian trap shooters Kynan Chenai and Aashima Ahlawat fought hard but missed reaching the finals of the men’s and women’s trap competitions by an identical one-point margin, at the year’s first International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Shotgun leg, currently underway in the Moroccan port city of Tangier.Kynan shot 119 (24,24,24,24,23) while Aashima tallied 111 (22,22,21,22,24), as they bowed out in 13th and 14th spots, respectively. Reigning Olympic…
Tangier, March 30 (IANS) The Indian trap shooters will aim for a strong performance against a competitive field as the Trap event at the ISSF Shotgun World Cup Tangier begins tomorrow, at the Club Tangerois de Tir in Tangier, Morocco. The competition will begin with 75 targets for both men and women, followed by 50 targets and the finals on Sunday. The events will start at 13:30 IST (9 AM local time), with the women’s finals at 20:30 IST (4 PM local time), and the men’s finals at 22:00 IST (5:30…
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) The top international skeet shooters will get into action on the opening day of the opening day of the first Shotgun World Cup of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup series starting in Tangier, Morocco, on Thursday. A 12-member team is all set to represent India in the year’s first ISSF World Cup Shotgun.Over 270 athletes from 43 countries are in the fray for five gold medals in the five Olympic shotgun events, including reigning world and Ol…
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) Manisha Keer and Bhowneesh Mendiratta secured the top positions in women’s and men’s Trap T1, respectively, at the Shotgun National Selection Trials 1&2 held at the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range. In the women’s finals, Manisha scored 27 targets to narrowly beat Neeru Dhanda, who finished with 25 hits. Aashima Ahlawat took third place with 20 hits. Kirti Gupta led the qualification round with a score of 118 and placed seventh in the finals. Rajeshwari Kumari and…
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) Asian Championship gold medalist Neeru Dhanda delivered a composed performance to strike women’s trap gold at the 68th National Shooting Championship Competitions (Shotgun) on Monday, here at the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range. Neeru finished on top with 41 hits in the final, holding off a strong challenge from Delhi’s Kirti Gupta, who settled for the silver medal with 40. Neeru’s state teammate from Madhya Pradesh, Pragati Dubey completed the podium, claiming the…