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Zorawar nails trap gold
Air India's Zorawar Singh won the gold medal in the men's trap event on the last day of the 55th National shotgun championship at the Dr Karni Singh Shooting range here on Saturday.
Zorawar shot an excellent final score of 24/25.
He was tied at first place (116/125) with Uttar Pradesh's Anwer Sultan in the qualifying round, but cruised ahead with a lead of five points in the finals.
Sultan tied for the second place with Manavjit Singh Sandhu, with both the shooters on 135/150. Sultan won the silver in the tie shoot and Manavjit had to settle for the bronze.
In the junior men's category, G Sharan of Karnataka won the gold medal (105/125) followed by Adhiraj Singh Rathore (101) and Manavaditya Rathore (99), who won silver and bronze respectively.
Zoravar Nails trap Gold. Congrats!
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Zoravar Nails trap Gold. Congrats!
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One does not hunt in order to kill; on the contrary, one kills in order to have hunted. by Jose Gasset.
God made man and God made woman, but Samuel Colt made them equal.
One does not hunt in order to kill; on the contrary, one kills in order to have hunted. by Jose Gasset.
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Re: Zoravar Nails trap Gold. Congrats!
zorawar was unstoppable on that day. I watched it live. He was leading it from beginning and held his ground till the end.
The tie between Anwar sultan and Manav was nail bitting too. It was best of india lineup in trap to watch that day.
The tie between Anwar sultan and Manav was nail bitting too. It was best of india lineup in trap to watch that day.