Starting on Wednesday, six Indian trap shooters - Neeru Dhanda, Aashima Ahlawat, and Kirti Gupta in women\u2019s and Zoravar Singh Sandhu, Vivaan Kapoor, and Bhowneesh Mendiratta in men\u2019s trap, will take to the Malakasa Shooting Range in the Greek capital for the first 50 targets of the qualification round.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The women\u2019s trap event promises a competitive line-up, led by defending World Champion Lin Yi-Chun of Chinese Taipei. The 80-athlete field also includes World No.1 Lada Denisova (AIN), World No.2 Silvana Stanco of Italy, World No.3 Alessandra Perilli of San Marino, and World No.4 Carey Jeana Garrison of the USA. Other leading names include Paris Olympic champion Adriana Ruano (Guatemala).<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Leading India\u2019s charge will be Asian Champion and World No.8 Neeru Dhanda, who has been in consistent form this season with a fourth-place finish at the Lonato World Cup and a top-six performance in the Buenos Aires Mixed Team event. She will be joined by Aashima Ahlawat, Asian Championship bronze medalist, and Kirti Gupta, who completes the Indian women\u2019s triad.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the men\u2019s section, veteran Zoravar Singh Sandhu, currently ranked World No.12, will spearhead the Indian challenge alongside former Junior World Champion Vivaan Kapoor, and Bhowneesh Mendiratta, who claimed silver at the Asian Championship in Kazakhstan.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The men\u2019s trap event will see participation from 141 athletes, including reigning World Champion Giovanni Cernogoraz of Croatia, who will be joined by his 2023 podium companions Mari\u00e1n Kova\u010d\u00f3cy of Slovakia and Khaled Al-Mudhaf of Kuwait. Paris Olympic gold medalist Nathan Hales of Great Britain and bronze medalist Jean Pierre Brol of Guatemala (World No.4) are also among the headliners in a stacked field.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the men\u2019s section, veteran Zoravar Singh Sandhu, currently ranked World No.12, will spearhead the Indian challenge alongside former Junior World Champion Vivaan Kapoor, and Bhowneesh Mendiratta, who claimed silver at the Asian Championship in Kazakhstan.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The trap qualification rounds will begin on Wednesday with 50 targets each for men and women, followed by another 50 on October 16, and a final 25 on October 17. After 125 targets in qualification, the top six from each category will move to the finals for World Championship medals. The women\u2019s trap final is scheduled for 5:30 PM IST, followed by the men\u2019s final at 7:00 PM IST on the same day.<\/p>\r\n\r\n