Gurjoat Singh Khangura shot two perfect rounds of 25 to lead with nine others on 50, in men’s skeet, on the first day of the shotgun World Cup in Lonato, Italy, on Sunday. Three more rounds will be shot in qualification, and the top six will compete in the final. National-level shooters help with timely oxygen supply in UPOlympian Mairaj Ahmad Khan was also scheduled to compete in the World Cup, but could not train or travel owing to a bereavement in the family. Despite missing the third World Cup for the shotgun shooters after the ones in Egypt and Delhi, Mairaj said the decision to shoot in the last World Cup in Croatia, before the Olympics, would be made by the coach. One of the shooters who had also shot 121, Gabriele Rossetti of Italy, went on to clinch the Olympic gold in Rio.

Source: The Hindu May 09, 2021 14:03 UTC