Ganemat Sekhon only managed 16 hits out of the first 20 in the 60-shot final, to be the first finalist to be eliminated. Rio Olympic champion Diana Bacosi won gold with 57 hits
India's Shotgun squad for Paris Olympics 2024 announced. Trap shooter Prithviraj Tondaiman has made the cut in men's Trap, while Rajeshwari Kumari will take aim in the women's Trap. Anantjeet Singh Naruka will be India's sole men's Skeet shooter while Raiza Dhillon and Maheshwari Chauhan in
Ganemat on Sunday shot rounds of 25 and 23 for a two-day total of 95 (25,22,25,23), which put her in the ninth spot currently. In men's Skeet, both Sheeraz and Anantjeet have also tallied 97 after four rounds and although ranked 19th and 21st heading into the final day, are just two hits off
Sheeraz Sheikh shot two perfect qualification rounds of 25 hits each, to emerge the best Indian on the day, as Skeet competitions at the ISSF World Cup Shotgun in Lonato, Italy, got underway
There are points to be picked up for medals won at this World Cup, which can help shooters confirm their Paris Olympic berths before the Shotgun squad is announced. A 15-member Rifle and Pistol squad has already been announced for the upcoming Paris Games next month
India have earned 21 quotas in Shooting, a record, for the upcoming Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Besides all 16 possible shots at a medal, in eight individual rifle and pistol events, India will also have a record five starts across the four individual shotgun events. In addition, India will al
Anant Jeet, a Paris quota holder in the event, shot rounds of 24 each on day two of qualifications to finish with a score of 120. The seasoned Federico Gil of Argentina took the sixth and final qualifying spot at 122 while Great Britain's Ben Llevellin topped the charts with 124
The Doha event is the final qualifying event for Paris 2024 in shotgun. The top two shooters from each event (maximum one per country) got the quotas at the meet, as per Olympics.com.
India's trap shooters are unlikely to be in the mix for Paris Olympic quotas after the second day of qualifications at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Final Olympic Qualification Championship Shotgun in Doha.
India have won a record 20 Paris Olympic quota places in Shooting, including a maximum of eight each in the rifle and pistol disciplines and four in Shotgun
Assam Rifles, in a joint operation with the Manipur police, claimed to have apprehended one person and recovered Rs 13,11, 130 cash from his possession. One carbine machine gun, one pistol, one grenade, one shotgun and ammunition were also seized from him.