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Agencies
NEW DELHI, June 18: Senior trap shooter Prithviraj Tondaiman will spearhead the Indian shotgun team in the upcoming Paris Olympics as the national shooting federation Tuesday named a five-member squad for the mega event, with all of them appearing in their maiden games.
The Paris Games will be held from July 26 to August 11.
Tondaiman has made the cut in men's trap, while Rajeshwari Kumari will take aim in the women's trap event.
Anantjeet Singh Naruka will be India's sole men's skeet shooter while Raiza Dhillon and Maheshwari Chauhan in women's skeet complete the five quota places that the shotgun squad had earned in the qualification cycle.
Maheshwari and Anantjeet will also feature as the sole Indian pair in the skeet mixed team event, which is making a debut at the Paris Games. Incidentally, all five named will also be competing in their first Olympic Games.
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