First round of the trap event was completed on Saturday during the second day of the ongoing 26th All India GV Mavalankar Shooting Championship at MP State Shooting Academy.
As many as 52 players participated in the first round of the trap event. Second and the final round of the event will be played on Sunday.
Sourabh Goriya and Mohammed Sameer with the score of 17-17 along with Akash Kushwaha (16 points) have topped the first round of the junior men’s individual category during the trap event.
Ketan Bhimji Bhai Patel of Gujarat has attained the first position with the score of 20 points in the senior men’s individual competition. Arshjeet Singh, Ayyub Khan Qureshi and Harshal Patel have also topped the senior men’s competition.
Harshit Tiwari of Madhya Pradesh has attained the first position with the score of 18 points in the Para-clay trap event while Rajeev Malik of Haryana, has scored 5 points in the competition. Sharayu Prakash Dalvi has scored 16 points and Preeti Rajak has scored 11 points in the junior women individual competition.
Minister of State for Sports and Youth Welfare Yashodhara Raje Scindia encouraged the players during the competition and discussed the facilities with the players and the officials. The players and their parents have mentioned that MP State Shooting Academy is the best academy of the country.
Joint Director (sports) Vinod Pradhan, Deputy Director BS Yadav, PS Bundela, District Sports Officer OP Harod and Assistant Coach Indrajeet Sikdar remained present during the occasion.