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Zoravar fires two clean rounds to rise to second on the leaderboard

New Delhi, Oct 16(UNI) Indian trap shooter Zoravar Singh Sandhu, fired two perfect rounds of 25 each, to rise to second on the men’s trap shooting qualification leaderboard and with one final round of 25 targets coming up on Friday (Oct 17), the seasoned pro, an international shooter for 30 years now, is on the cusp of history. Shooting at the Malakasa Shooting Range in Athens, Greece, where the International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF) World Championship Shotgun 2025 is currently underway, Zoravar’s four-round (24,25,25,25) tally of 99, sees him sandwiched between the two Glasnovic brothers from Croatia, Anton and Josip.

The former, the elder of the two and a former world championship silver medalist, leads the standings, having not yet missed a target while the latter, a former Olympic champion, is on the same score as Zoravar, but behind on countback.
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