Mixed start for skeet shooters in Nicosia Shotgun World Cup

Bhopal: Indian skeet shooters had a mixed first day of qualification at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Shotgun Stage 3 in Nicosia, Cyprus, with Abhay Singh Sekhon in the men’s event returning the best numbers off the six Indians on show, going into day two in 14th spot with a tally of 49 (25,24) hits out of 50 targets.

Eight in the 92-strong men’s field strung perfect rounds of 25 each, and Abhay was among a chasing pack of 13, who missed one target.

Olympian and senior pro Mairaj Khan missed a target a round, to also be well in contention in the 32nd spot, while the third Indian in men’s skeet, Rituraj Bundela (23,21), was further down with six misses so far.

In the women’s competition, Parinaaz Dhaliwal (23, 24) was lying 15th, Yashasvi Rathore (21,23) 36th, and Paris Olympian Maheshwari Chauhan (22, 22) was in 38th spot after the first two rounds.

Two rounds of the five, were played through the day across the men’s and women’s skeet competitions, with two more rounds to be played on Tuesday, before the fifth and final round on Wednesday (May 07, 2025) precedes the final. The top six scores make it through. (IANS)

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