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India’s trap shooters fail to qualify for issf shotgun WC finals
Updated On: 02 April, 2026 10:15 AM IST | Tangier (Morocco) | PTI
Both Bhowneesh and Kynan had hit 72 targets to be in joint sixth place alongside seven others after three rounds of 25 shots each, totalling 75 clay targets.

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Indian trap shooters failed to reach the finals in both the men's and women's events after two days of qualification rounds at the inaugural ISSF Shotgun World Cup here on Wednesday. Kynan Chenai and Aashima Ahlawat fought hard but missed reaching the finals of the men's and women's trap competitions respectively by an identical one-point margin. Kynan shot 119 (24, 24, 24, 24, 23) while Aashima tallied 111 (22, 22, 21, 22, 24), as they bowed out in 13th and 14th spots respectively.
Bhowneesh Mendiratta (23, 24, 25, 20, 23) shot rounds of 20 and 23 in the men's trap to give up his overnight (23, 24, 25) advantage of sixth spot, eventually finishing 39th in the pecking order. Olympian Prithviraj Tondaiman was further down in 57th with a score of 111 (24, 21, 20, 23, 23) after five rounds. Reigning Olympic champion Nathan Hales of Great Britain topped the 83-man qualification field, firing a 123 over two days and five rounds. 2012 London Olympic champion Jessica Rossi of Italy topped the women's trap qualifiers with a 121.

