Kazakhstan's Pochivalov and Sarmanova place 15th in trap at World Cup in China
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Mark Pochivalov and Nargiza Sarmanova finished 15th in the men's and women's trap qualification at the ISSF World Cup in Hangzhou, missing the finals by one and two shots, respectively. No Kazakh shooters advanced to the finals in either event, with Pochivalov hitting 121 of 125 targets and Sarmanova 116. The results came after Kazakhstan also failed to reach the finals in skeet earlier at the same competition.
Men's Trap
Mark Pochivalov hit 121 of 125 targets to place 15th, falling one shot short of a shoot-off for the final. His brother Daniil Pochivalov scored 118 for 33rd, Maxim Bedarev 116 for 45th, and Nikita Moiseev 115 for 47th (competing for ranking points only). A total of 68 athletes participated. American William Hinton won gold with 28 hits, Qatari Angelo Scalzone took silver with 27, and Chinese Qi Ying claimed bronze with 22.
Women's Trap
Nargiza Sarmanova hit 116 targets, placing 15th and missing a shoot-off by two shots. Aizhan Dosmagambetova scored 112 for 31st. Milana Papchikhina (RPO) and Eleonora Ibragimova (RPO) both shot 116 to place 17th and 18th, while Anastasia Prilepina (RPO) scored 102 for 52nd. The 53-athlete field saw Frenchwoman Carole Cormenier win gold with 27, American Rachel Tozier silver with 25, and Australian Kiara Sue-Lin Dean bronze with 22.
Competition Context
The fourth World Cup stage runs July 20–29 in Hangzhou, drawing 686 athletes from 61 nations. Five sets of medals are being awarded. Kazakhstan entered 18 shooters. At previous stages, Asem Orynbay won skeet gold in Almaty and reached the final in Italy, but Kazakh skeet shooters missed the finals in Hangzhou as well.
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