Shotgun teams shape up for international meets
The HinduPrithviraj Tondaiman resurrected his Olympic hopes in trap by reviving his fortunes with a stellar performance in the two selection trials conducted at short notice by the National Rifle Association of India. A regular member of the national trap team, Prithviraj had shot 115 in the national championship, but had scores of 122 and 120 in the two trials to be placed on top of the table ahead of Vivaan Kapoor and Zoravar Singh Sandhu. Ankur Mittal who won the trap gold in the national championship slipped to the 20th spot following scores of 111 and 109 in the trials. In women’s skeet, the merit list was topped by former national champion Maheshwari Chauhan who returned scores of 115 and 116 in the trials after having shot 110 in the national championship.