Mohammed Saif Sheikh was at his fluent best in the final as he beat Ahvar Rizvi 48-43 for the top position in men’s trap in the third National shotgun selection trials at the Dr. Karni Singh Range, Tughlakabad, on Saturday. It was a consistently strong performance by Saif Sheikh as he shot the second best score of 118 in qualification, like Ahvar and Namanveer Singh Brar who placed third. Rajeshwari who had shot 118 in the earlier trial, and had placed second behind Olympian Shagun Chowdhary, shot 117 this time, following a steady series of 23, 23, 23, 24 and 24. Neeru (115), Kiran (113) and Kirti Gupta (113) who had fared well in qualification, placed fourth to sixth in that order. Mohammed Saif Sheikh 48 (118); 2.

Source: The Hindu January 25, 2020 15:07 UTC