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Shooting World Cup: Sheeraz Best Indian On Show In Lonato

By IANS News June 15, 2024 • 23:18 PM View: 756

International Shooting Sport Federation: Sheeraz Sheikh shot two perfect qualification rounds of 25 hits each, to emerge the best Indian on the day, as Skeet competitions at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Shotgun in Lonato, Italy, got underway.

The Indian was currently sharing the top spot in Men’s Skeet with 10 other contenders, including legends of the sport like Vincent Hancock of the USA and Abdullah Alrashidi of Kuwait.

Paris Olympics quota winner Anantjeet Singh Naruka missed two birds in the second round to be further down the pecking order, while Olympian Mairaj Ahmad Khan had 46 to his name after two rounds.

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