New Delhi: A six-member Indian men’s and women’s skeet shooting squad will take first aim in the international season’s fourth and final ISSF World Cup Shotgun stage, which will be held at one of the sport’s traditional amphitheatres, the Trap Concaverde in Lonato, Italy.
While the Skeet squad has already arrived in the Italian town, a further six members of the Trap team are expected to arrive on July 05, 2025.
The qualifying rounds of the men’s and women’s skeet competition will begin on Sunday (July 6, 2025), with both the finals scheduled for Tuesday (July 8, 2025).
Indian hopes will lie with Olympians Mairaj Ahmad Khan, Angad Vir Singh Bajwa, and Anantjeet Singh Naruka in the men’s skeet, while the women also have two Olympians-Maheshwari Chauhan and Raiza Dhillon, amongst their ranks, besides the accomplished Ganemat Sekhon.
Former Asian Games silver medallist 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 & Preeti are paired together.
The skeet team has already begun acclimatisation, unofficial training under the guidance of coach Vikram Chopra, with official pre-event training scheduled for Saturday. IANS
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