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Focus shifts to trap events as India renew medal hunt

New Delhi, October 14, 2025: After the conclusion of the skeet events, attention now turns to the trap competition, as the International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF) World Championship Shotgun 2025, enters its second phase in Athens, Greece. Starting tomorrow (October 15), six Indian trap shooters - Neeru Dhanda, Aashima Ahlawat, and Kirti Gupta in women’s and Zoravar Singh Sandhu, Vivaan Kapoor, and Bhowneesh Mendiratta in men’s trap, will take to the Malakasa Shooting Range in the Greek capital for the first 50 targets of the qualification round.

The women’s 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).
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