Lakshay Sheoran and Neeru Triumph at Digvijay Singh Memorial Shooting Championship

Synopsis

Asian Games silver medallist Lakshay Sheoran from Haryana and local favorite Neeru claimed victory at the 3rd Digvijay Singh Memorial Shooting Championship at the MP State Academy. Lakshay scored 47 in the men’s final, while Neeru finished just two targets behind in the women’s category.

Key Takeaways

Lakshay Sheoran and Neeru dominate the trap finals.
Close competition seen in both men’s and women’s events.
Strong performances from junior champions.
The venue was the MP State Academy.
Notable Olympians participated, including Rajeshwari Kumari and Prithviraj Tondaiman.

Bhopal, Jan 30 (NationPress) Asian Games silver medallist Lakshay Sheoran from Haryana and local star Neeru secured the men’s and women’s trap championships at the 3rd Digvijay Singh Memorial Shooting Championship for shotgun events, which concluded at the MP State Academy (MPSA) Shooting range. Lakshay recorded a score of 47 to emerge victorious in the 50-shot final, while his cousin Neeru, representing Madhya Pradesh, finished just two targets behind in a tightly contested match.

Lakshay, with an impressive start in the men's final, successfully held off a strong finish from Fahd Sultan of Delhi, who ended two targets short of the winner. The qualification leader, Suleman Arsh Elahi from Rajasthan, secured the bronze, with Olympian Prithviraj Tondaiman finishing in fifth place.

In the women’s final, Kirti Gupta from Delhi gave Neeru a fierce challenge. However, a miss in her last ten shots cost her the title, allowing Neeru to win by just one.

This final also featured a lone Olympian, Rajeshwari Kumari from Punjab, who managed to secure the bronze with a total of 34 hits from the first 40 targets. In the junior men’s final, recently crowned junior national champion Vinay Pratap Singh Chandrawat from Rajasthan continued his strong early-season performance, hitting 43 targets to claim gold. Yugan S.M. from Tamil Nadu took silver with one target less, while another shooter from Rajasthan, Udhav Singh Rathore, earned bronze, contributing to a double podium for his state.

Another recently crowned junior national champion, Shreshtha Sisodiya, repeated her victory over Sabeera Harris from Uttar Pradesh at the junior nationals two weeks ago to clinch another gold, this time needing a shoot-off (2-1) after both tied at 41 hits following the 50 regulated targets.

The fifth final of the day, the Men’s Masters Trap, was secured by veteran Govindaraj Thiruvenkatam from Tamil Nadu, who outperformed his teammate Abhimanyu Prakash. Govindaraj finished with 36 hits compared to Prakash’s 34, while Inderjit Singh from Uttar Pradesh took home the bronze.