New Delhi, Feb. 6 -- Prithviraj Tondaiman overcame Kynan Chenai 7-6 in a shoot-off to claim bragging rights in the battle of Olympians, enroute to winning the Trap Men T2 trials here at the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting range on Friday. In the process, the accomplished Tamil Nadu shooter also secured the top spot in the domestic rankings, after a profitable week at the Shotgun National Selection Trials 1&2, that saw him come second in the T1 trials earlier. Ahvar Rizwi came third as all three made the national top three with Kynan piping Ahvar for second spot.
Kynan had the title to win on the conluding day of the trials, but missed his final target, resulting in both Prithviraj and himself tying at 26 hits after the regulation 30-targets. The ...