Paris Olympian Raiza Dhillon from Haryana made it to both the women’s Skeet finals of the ongoing 67th National Shooting Championship Competitions (NSCC) for Shotgun events at New Delhi’s Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range (DKSSR).
Raiza created a new national record and equaled another during her impressive run. Her score of 122, which placed her at the top of both the junior women’s and women’s qualification rounds, surpassed Simranpreet Kaur Johal’s junior record of 120 set at the 2018 Jaipur Nationals and matched Ganemat Sekhon’s performance at the recent ISSF World Cup Final in Delhi.
Ganemat Sekhon followed Raiza into the six-woman final, securing second place with a tally of 118 hits over five rounds and two days of qualification. Madhya Pradesh’s Vanshika Tiwari and Rajasthan’s Yashasvi Rathore also qualified for both the junior and senior women’s finals.
In the junior men’s Skeet qualification, Telangana’s Munek Battula shattered the national record with a score of 123, surpassing Abhay Singh Sekhon’s previous record of 122 set in Delhi in 2019.
In the men’s Skeet qualification, Punjab’s Fatehbir Singh Shergill led the field with a strong 123 over five rounds. Munek Battula also shot 123 but settled for the second bib number after losing a shoot-off to Fatehbir. Two Olympians, Mairaj Ahmad Khan and Angad Vir Singh Bajwa, also made it to the final. Mairaj, the senior pro, shot 121, the same as Angad, securing the fifth spot after winning a shoot-off for bib numbers with his former India teammate. Paris Olympian Anantjeet Singh Naruka fell short, finishing seventh with a score of 119.
Munek Battula also topped the junior men’s Skeet field and will compete in two finals on Tuesday, as will Punjab’s Bhavtegh Singh Gill. Punjab dominated the team competitions, winning three of the four gold medals. Ganemat Sekhon contributed to their success in the women’s team event, while Bhavtegh Gill and Harmehar Lally secured victories in both the junior and men’s team categories.
67th National Shooting Championship Competitions (Shotgun) Skeet Finals
Schedule
– 9:00 AM: Men’s Skeet Final
– 10:30 AM: Women’s Skeet Final
– 12:00 Noon: Junior Men’s Skeet Final
– 1:30 PM: Junior Women’s Skeet Final
