Commonwealth Games 2018 : Shreyasi Singh shoots double trap gold

Mangalore Today News Network

Gold Coast, Apr 11, 2018 : Shooter Shreyasi Singh won the women’s double trap gold, India’s M first yellow metal on Wednesday and 12th overall, as she edged out Australia’s Emma Cox in a shoot-off at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast.

 

Shreyasi and Emma were tied at 96 after four rounds which led them to the shoot-off. The Indian hit the target twice while Emma failed to hit one out of the two shots she got. Scotland’s Linda Pearson grabbed the bronze with 87 while India’s Varsha Varman, who was in medal contention till the last round, finished fourth with 86.

This brings India’s medal tally on Wednesday to two after Om Prakash Mitharval won his second bronze at the 2018 Commonwealth Games earlier in the day. He shot consistently to win third place in the 50m pistol final.

Mitharval, who qualified in top position for the final, scored 201.1 in the medal round to secure bronze, adding to the one he won in the 10m air pistol event earlier in the week.


Mitharval became the second Indian to win two medals in Gold Coast, after Heena Sidhu (gold and silver).

The gold medal in the 50m event went to Australia’s Daniel Repacholi, who edged out Shakil Ahmed of Bangladesh. Jitu Rai, the other Indian in the fray in the 50m event, and one of the favourites for gold, had a disastrous final round.


Rai, who won gold in the 10m air pistol event Monday, was way off target and finished eighth.

With these two medals, India’s tally at the Games has swelled to a total of 23 (12 gold, 4 silver and 7 bronze).


courtesy:HT