Overview

• India concluded the final stage of the 2025 ISSF Shotgun World Cup in Lonato without securing a podium finish.
• Neeru Dhanda reached her first World Cup final in women’s trap by winning a 2-1 shoot-off over Alessia Iezzi and placed fourth after losing a tiebreak on bib number.
• Australia’s Laetisha Scanlan topped the women’s trap with a gold-medal performance of 45 hits, denying Dhanda a maiden World Cup medal.
• In mixed trap qualifying, Dhanda and Lakshay Sheoran combined for 140/150 to finish 10th, while Zoravar Singh Sandhu and Preeti Rajak scored 138 for 22nd place, both outside the top six finals.
• Veteran Zoravar Singh Sandhu exited first in a five-way men’s trap shoot-off, underscoring the tight margins that will shape team selections ahead of the Asian Championships and the trap mixed debut at the 2028 Olympics.