India have finished fifth in the medals tally with one gold and two silver medals at the Moscow Shotgun World Championships. Only 16 of the 76 participating nations got amongst the medals and Italy topped the tally with nine gold medals for a total of 17 medals in all. Both their Olympic skeet champions Gabrielle Rossetti and Diana Bacosi were also crowned world champions in the process.USA was the other dominant force with five gold medals for a total of 12, making the two countries account for 29 of the 66 medals on offer.Hosts Russia were third in the overall tally with two golds for a total of eight. The ISSF bandwagon now moves for its final stop in New Delhi for the ISSF World Cup finals combined for rifle, pistol and shotgun, scheduled for end of October.
News On AIR | September 10, 2017 8:53 PM
India finishes fifth in medals tally at Moscow Shotgun World Championships