The Chandigarh shooter, who won a silver in the same range three years back, was the best-placed Indian to book a spot in the top eight of the competition. The remaining 50 targets of qualification and the finals for both women and men will be held tomorrow.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the men\u2019s event, Olympian Mairaj Ahmad Khan started the first series with a perfect 25 and then shot 23 in each of the next two series to finish the first day on a score of 71, currently in 27th place.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Fellow Olympian Anantjeet Singh Naruka also shot a perfect 25 in his first series but managed only 23 and 21 in the next two rounds to complete the day on a score of 69. The third Indian in the competition, National champion Gurjoat Singh Khangura, shot a series of 22,24,24 for a total of 70 after 75 targets.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Bhavtegh Singh Gill and Abhay Singh Sekhon, who are participating for ranking points, shot 71 (24,24,23) and 70 (23,24,23) respectively.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Olympian and Women\u2019s National Champion Raiza Dhillon finished the first day of the competition with a score of 69 after shooting 22,23 and 24 in her first three series, while Parinaaz Dhaliwal shot 66 with scores of 22,21 and 23 in her three rounds.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Bhavtegh Singh Gill and Abhay Singh Sekhon, who are participating for ranking points, shot 71 (24,24,23) and 70 (23,24,23) respectively.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
This is the second shotgun World Cup of the season; the first concluded in Tangier, Morocco, in April, where the Indian athletes could not secure any medals.<\/p>\r\n\r\n