Prithviraj Tondaiman and Rajeshwari Kumari top trap trials
The Hindu
Chenai, Lakshay
World Cup bronze medallist Prithviraj Tondaiman won the trap event in the fourth National shotgun selection trials at the Madhya Pradesh Academy in Bhopal on Sunday.
Prithivraj beat Olympian Kynan Chenai 46-43, after having qualified with 121, following a series of 23, 24, 25, 24, 25.
Asian Games silver medallist Lakshay Sheoran rose to the bronze position after having qualified in the sixth place with 119.
Olympic quota winner Bhowneesh Mendiratta also had a good outing, shooting 121 in qualification, and placing fourth.
Fahd Sultan (122) had topped qualification along with Kynan, but ended up fifth, ahead of former World Champion Manavjit Sandhu, who came up with a 25 in the last round to make the final.
Bakhtyaruddin Malek missed the final by one point, while Vivaan Kapoor finished eighth with 116.
In women’s trap, Rajeshwari Kumari beat Manisha Keer 48-43 for the top spot, after having qualified with a score of 111. Pragati Dubey took the third spot, ahead of the other finalists, Olympian Shagun Chowdhary, Sabeera Haris and Neeru.