India's male trap shooters disappoint on Day 1 of Lonato Shotgun World C'ship

The likes of Kynan Chennai, Prithviraj Tondaiman and Zoravar Singh Sandhu produced a below-par show as Indian trap shooters drew a blank in the men's individual event of the ongoing ISSF Shotgun World Championship in Lonato, Italy. Kynan was India's best in the men's individual trap event, shooting a score of 118 out of 125 in the qualifying to finish 19th on the opening day of the competitions on Wednesday.

Other Indians in the fray, Prithviraj and Zoravar finished far behind in the 47th and 91st spots respectively with scores of 116 and 111. Great Britain's Matthew John Coward-Holley won the men's trap gold with a final round score of 45.

The silver medal was bagged by Italian Mauro De Filippis, who ended with 39 hits while Khaled Almudhaf of Kuwaiti won the bronze. While India failed to open its account on an opening day, the USA is leading the medals tally with three golds.