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Shotgun World Championship | Saniya Sheikh finishes at 30th place after shooting 112

Saniya Sheikh was the best among all the Indian female shooters in skeet at the Shotgun World Championship as she finished at the 30th position with a total score of 112. Gurnihal Singh Garcha was the top performer among the junior men at the event as he shot 109 to finish 31st in skeet category.

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shooting4 years ago

Shotgun World Championship | Indian teams fail to qualify for final round

The Indian team of Kynan Chenai and Shagun Chowdhary failed to make it to the final round of the ongoing Shotgun World Championship Lonato Del Garda in Italy on Thursday. Another Indian team in the mixed trap event with Prithviraj Tondaiman and Seema Tomar also fail to reach the knockouts.

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Shotgun World Championship | Kynan Chenai fails to make it to trap final

Kynan Chenai shot 118 and failed to qualify for the trap final by just three points at the ongoing Shotgun World Championship in Lonato, Italy on Wednesday. Other Indian shooters Prithviraj Tondaiman and Zoravar Singh Sandhu shot 116 and 111 respectively to finish at the 49th and 89th positions.

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shooting2 years ago

ISSF Shotgun World Cup 2021 | Indian women's trap team claims silver medal

The Indian women’s trap team claimed the silver medal at the ISSF World Cup, in Cairo last Thursday. The win meant that the Indian contingent returned back with two medals to their name, with the men’s skeet team already claiming a bronze medal earlier on in the tournament.

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shooting3 years ago

Veteran shooters return to boost India’s chances in Shotgun World Cup

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shooting4 years ago

Sheeraz Sheikh records perfect 50 in men’s skeet in World Cup

India’s Sheeraz Sheikh managed to hit 50 out of 50 in the men’s skeet competition as he led the list jointly having as many as 84 shotgun shooters vying to win the World Cup in South Korea’s Changwon. In women’s skeet, Ganemat Shekhon ended the qualification round in the 21st spot.

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shooting4 years ago

World Championship is one of best stages for athletes to perform, says Sheeraz Sheikh

Indian shooter Sheeraz Sheikh has said that the shooting World Championship is one of the best stages for an athlete to put up his best performance. Sheikh also said that the Indian shotgun team is professional and hardworking and they are getting good support from the national federation and SAI.

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shooting4 years ago

ISSF Shotgun World Cup | Kynan Chenai, Prithviraj Tondaima eliminated on second day

India’s shooting contingent missed out on both medals and Olympics quotas yet again as both Kynan Chenai and Prithviraj Tondaima faltered in the final three rounds of the World Cup in Changwon. This is the third time in a row that the shotgun shooters failed to earn spots in the Olympics.

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shooting4 years ago

ISSF Shotgun World Cup | Kynan Chenai, Prithviraj Tondaiman start with perfect 25 in men’s trap

India started the men’s trap event with a lot promise on Wednesday as Kynan Chenai and Prithviraj Tondaiman shot two rounds of 25 each to lead 109 in the ISSF Shotgun World Cup in Changwon. In the women’s trap event, however, Shagun Chowdhury and Rajeshwari Kumari remained under average.

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shooting4 years ago

ISSF World Cup | Mairaj Ahmad Khan fails to make the final

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