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Manisha Keer, Bhowneesh Mendiratta Triumph at Shotgun National Selection Trials

Manisha Keer won the women's Trap T1 final by hitting 27 targets, narrowly defeating Neeru Dhanda. Bhowneesh Mendiratta claimed the men's title with a 28-27 victory over Prithviraj Tondaiman. In junior categories, Zuhair Khan and Sabeera Haris emerged victorious in their respective finals. The trials are being held at the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range in New Delhi.

Key Points: Shotgun Trials: Keer, Mendiratta Win Trap T1 Finals

  • Manisha Keer wins women's Trap T1
  • Bhowneesh Mendiratta tops men's final
  • Kynan Chenai led qualification
  • Sabeera Haris wins junior women's event
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Shotgun National Selection Trials: Manisha Keer, Bhowneesh Mendiratta top Trap T1 finals

Manisha Keer and Bhowneesh Mendiratta clinched top spots in the women's and men's Trap T1 finals at the Shotgun National Selection Trials in New Delhi.

"Bhowneesh edged past Prithviraj Tondaiman 28-27 to secure top spot in the men's finals. - Official Release"

New Delhi, February 5

Manisha Keer and Bhowneesh Mendiratta secured top spots in the women's and men's Trap T1, respectively, in the Shotgun National Selection Trials 1&2 which is being held at the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range in New Delhi on Thursday, according to a release.

In the women's finals, Manisha hit 27 targets to edge past Neeru Dhanda, who finished with 25 hits. Aashima Ahlawat finished in third with 20 hits.

Kirti Gupta topped the qualification with a score of 118 and finished seventh in the final, while Rajeshwari Kumari and Aashima Ahlawat hit 114. They were followed by Preeti Rajak, who qualified for the finals with a score of 113, followed by Manisha Keer, who hit 110. Neeru Dhanda (109), Varsha Varman (107) and Shagun Chowdhary (106) completed the top eight.

Bhowneesh edged past Prithviraj Tondaiman 28-27 to secure top spot in the men's finals. World Cup Final 2024 medallist Vivaan Kapoor secured third spot with 23 hits.

Earlier in the qualification, Kynan Chenai qualified for the finals in top spot with a score of 122, followed by Prithviraj, who hit 120. Vivaan and Ahvar Rizvi qualified in the next spots with a score of 11,9 while Bhowneesh, Arshad Hasan Khan, Ali Aman Elahi and Udaivir Singh Jaijee scored 118 to complete the top eight. World Championship bronze medallist, Zoravar Singh Sandhu, also hit 118, but finished outside the top eight due to cut back.

In the junior men's finals, Zuhair Khan, who scored 27, finished on top with a comfortable three-hit lead above Lakshya Atree, who finished with a score of 23 hits. Navjeet Bishnoi secured the third spot with a score of 18. Manitwa Singh Rawat topped the qualification with a score of 120, but finished in eighth spot. Vinay Pratap Singh qualified for the finals in second spot with a score of 118, followed by Zuhair Khan with a score of 117. Udhav Singh Rathore and Arjun scored 114, and Lakshya Atree and Syed Ahyaan Ali followed in the next spots with a score of 113. Navjeet Bishnoi completed the top eight with a score of 112.

World Cup mixed team medallist Sabeera Haris topped the women's junior finals, edging past Addya Katyal 25-24. Addya had topped the qualification with a score of 114. Ishika Bhardwaj secured the third spot with a score of 19 after scoring 103 in qualification. Sabeera qualified for the finals in the second spot with a score of 112. Darshna Rathore (111), Bhavya Tripathi (109), Tanisska Senthilkumar (108), Tanisha Singh Chandrawat (104) and Nilaa Rajaa Baalu (103) completed the top eight.

- ANI

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Priya S
So proud of all the athletes! Special shoutout to the junior winners Zuhair Khan and Sabeera Haris. The future of Indian shooting is in safe hands. More power to you all! 💪
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Rohit P
Bhowneesh's win over Prithviraj by just 1 point! What a thrilling final. These selection trials are tougher than some international events. This is how we build a strong team for the Olympics.
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Sarah B
Interesting to see world championship medallists like Zoravar Singh Sandhu not making the top eight. Shows the incredible standard. But a respectful suggestion: the article format is a bit hard to follow with all the scores mixed together. A simpler summary table would help.
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Karthik V
Heartbreak for Kirti Gupta – tops qualification with 118 but finishes 7th in the final. And Manitwa Singh Rawat in juniors with the same story. The pressure of the final is a different beast altogether. They'll come back stronger!
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Neha E
Wonderful performance by all, especially the women. Manisha, Neeru, Aashima – great fight! 👏 Hope this momentum translates into World Cup medals. The government's support through TOPS is clearly showing results.

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