Published on Oct 18, 2025
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Zoravar Singh Sandhu
Zoravar Singh Sandhu

♦ Zoravar Singh Sandhu won a bronze in the men’s trap event to open India’s medal account at the ISSF World Championship 2025 Shotgun in Athens, Greece, on 17 October 2025.

♦ The Indian shooter finished with a score of 31 hits, placing third in the six-man final at the Malakasa Shooting Range.

♦ It was only India’s third medal in the men’s trap shooting events at the Shotgun World Championships.

♦ Zoravar finished behind former Olympic champion and world champion Josip Glasnovic of Croatia, who won gold with 44-hits, and junior world champion Andres Garcia of Spain who bagged silver with a score of 39.

♦ Manavjeet Singh Sandhu won the gold medal in the men’s trap at Zagreb 2006 while Karni Singh won a silver in the 1962 championships held in Cairo.