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Skeet Shooters Miss Out On Finals Spot In Lonato World Cup

By IANS News July 08, 2025 • 20:30 PM View: 156

International Shooting Sport Federation: India’s skeet shooting team has missed out on making the top-six final cut in the ongoing International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Shotgun in Lonato, Italy.

Senior pro and Olympian Mairaj Ahmad Khan (24, 25, 24, 25, 23) -- the best placed among three Indians across the men’s and women’s skeet competitions who were best placed after two days (100 targets) of qualifying, to make it through -- shot a 23 in his fifth and final round, to finish 30th in the huge 176-strong men’s skeet field. He tallied a total of 121.

Other contenders like Bhavtegh Gill (23, 25, 25, 25, 21) shot 21 on Tuesday morning, to total 119, while Ganemat Sekhon (23, 25, 24, 24, 20) in the women’s skeet, shot 20, to end with 116. They finished 75th and 30th, respectively.

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