India’s 15-year-old shooter Yugan Sakthivel Muthukumaar clinched the gold medal in the men’s trap event at the ISSF Junior World Cup Shotgun 2026 in Porpetto, Italy. Yugan produced a strong performance in the eight-shooter final, hitting 27 of 30 targets to finish at the top. He edged Italy’s Francesco Tanfoglio by one target to secure India’s first medal at the Porpetto competition. Yugan had qualified for the final in sixth position with a score of 114 out of 125. He secured his place in the medal round after prevailing in a shoot-off. Among the other Indian shooters in the men’s trap qualification, Arjun and Vinay Pratap Singh Chandrawat finished 12th and 13th respectively, with scores of 112. Udhav Singh Rathore finished 16th with 111.
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After a tough time at the Junior Worlds, he bounces back to capture Trap Men Junior gold in Porpetto
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In the women’s trap event, junior Asian champion Sabeera Haris was the only Indian shooter to qualify for the final. She entered the medal round after finishing sixth in qualification with 108 out of 125 following a shoot-off. However, Sabeera missed out on a medal after finishing sixth in the final, where she hit nine of 15 targets. Bhavya Tripathi and Krishika Joshi narrowly missed qualification for the final after both recorded scores of 105. They finished ninth and 10th respectively.
The Porpetto competition is the second ISSF Junior World Cup of the year. The opening tournament was held in Cairo, Egypt, in April and featured rifle, pistol and shotgun disciplines.
Newsinc24 Team





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