Zoravar Sandhu wins trap bronze medal, opens India’s account at ISSF Shotgun World Championships 2025
More than three decades after he shot at his first Junior World Championship and 27-years after he shot at his first Senior Worlds, Zoravar Singh Sandhu of India at the age of 48, clinched the men’s trap bronze at the ISSF World Championship Shotgun 2025.
Shooting at the Malakasa Shooting Range in Athens, Greece, on Friday, the Indian overcame rain, to nail down 31 of the first 40-targets in the 50-shot final.
He finished behind former Olympic Champion and now World Champion Josip Glasnovic of Croatia, who won gold with 44-hits and Junior World Champion Andres Garcia of Spain, who won silver with a score of 39.
“It was a great experience. It was a tough range, tough conditions to shoot but that’s how it is and here we are. I would like to thank my family and my coaches and teammates for their support,” said a visibly pleased but amazingly calm Zoravar afte the final.
Zoravar’s challenge began early on Friday morning with his first task being ensuring qualification, despite missing just one target out of 100, over the first four rounds of qualification spread over the past two days.
A total of 122 (24,25,25,25,23) over five rounds would turn out to be enough for Zoravar to make the final.
The women’s trap gold went to Mar Molne Magrina of Spain, after she shot 46 in the women’s final to hold off Silvana Maria Stanco by four hits. The Italian had to settle for silver yet again after losing out on gold in the Paris Olympics final. Sandra Bernal of Poland won bronze.
Saturday (Oct 18) will be the final day of competition where the final medals will also be decided with the newest Olympic event, the Trap Mixed Team on the roster. India has two teams in contention and will aim for a second medal from the championship.
Other scores and positions on the day:
Trap Women
Aashima Ahlawat- 40th, 109 (20,19,22,23,25)
Neeru- 43rd, 109 (23,19,23,21,23)
Kirti Gupta- 62nd, 101 (20,22,21,19,19)
Trap Men
Vivaan Kapoor- 52nd, 116 (23,25,22,24,22)
Bhowneesh Mendiratta- 76th, 114 (22,25,25,22, 20)
Published on Oct 17, 2025