March 5, 2010 7:15 PM

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Manavjit Singh clinches trap gold in ISSF WC Shooting

World champion marksman Manavjit Singh clinched the trap gold in the ISSF World Cup Shooting Championship at Acapulco, Mexico. Manavjit qualified for the final round after shooting 122 and was a point below the qualification round leader Daniele Resca 123 of Italy.The 34-year-old Indian missed two birds in the final but held his nerve to hit the remaining 16 targets to grab the gold with a point's margin. His total final score was 145.Manavjit had recently won gold in the Commonwealth Shooting Championships at Delhi with a score of 146. Another Indian, Anirudh Singh also impressed by entering his first ever World Cup final with a score of 122.

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