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.
News On AIR | March 5, 2010 7:15 PM
Manavjit Singh clinches trap gold in ISSF WC Shooting