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    "excerpt": "International Shooting Sports Federation: Veteran Indian shooter Zoravar Singh Sandhu produced a steady performance to stay in touch with the leaders after the first day of men\u2019s trap qualification at the International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF) World Championship Shotgun 2025 in Athens, Greece, on Wednesday. Zoravar shot rounds of 24 and 25 to stand fifth (on countback) with a total of 49 hits in a strong 133-athlete field at the end of day 1 qualification at the Malakasa Shooting Range in the Greek capital.",
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    "editor1": "International Shooting Sports Federation: Veteran Indian shooter Zoravar Singh Sandhu produced a steady performance to stay in touch with the leaders after the first day of men\u2019s trap qualification at the International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF) World Championship Shotgun 2025 in Athens, Greece, on Wednesday. Zoravar shot rounds of 24 and 25 to stand fifth (on countback) with a total of 49 hits in a strong 133-athlete field at the end of day 1 qualification at the Malakasa Shooting Range in the Greek capital.<p>Croatia\u2019s Anton Glasnovic and Toufik El Hamri from Morocco currently lead the men\u2019s qualification with a perfect 50 out of 50, followed by Zoravar, along with 13 other shooters at 49.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Among other Indians, Vivaan Kapoor and Bhowneesh Mendiratta both hit perfect 25s in the second round to end the day with 48 and 47 hits, respectively. Vivaan shot 23 and 25 in his two rounds, while Bhowneesh recorded 22 and 25, to stand (17th) and (40th) after the first 50 targets.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>In the women\u2019s trap, Kirti Gupta shot 20 and 22 to total 42 out of 50, placing 43rd. Neeru Dhanda also finished with 42 hits (23, 19) to stand 50th, while Aashima Ahlawat shot 20 and 19 for a total of 39 hits, placing her 67th after the first two rounds.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Germany\u2019s Kathrin Murche tops the women\u2019s qualification with a perfect 50 hits, followed by Beatriz Martinez of Spain with 49.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>In the women\u2019s trap, Kirti Gupta shot 20 and 22 to total 42 out of 50, placing 43rd. Neeru Dhanda also finished with 42 hits (23, 19) to stand 50th, while Aashima Ahlawat shot 20 and 19 for a total of 39 hits, placing her 67th after the first two rounds.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h5><b>Also Read: <\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/live-cricket-score\">LIVE Cricket Score<\/a><\/h5><p>The trap competitions started on Wednesday after the various categories of skeet competitions in the shotgun World Championships.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h5>Article Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/ians.in\/english-wire\/sports\/1\" rel=\"nofollow\">IANS<\/a><\/h5>",
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