CWG 2018: Mittal Bags Bronze as Indian Shooters Continue Good Run
Ankur Mittal won a bronze medal in men’s double trap event on Wednesday.
Ankur Mittal added to the Indian shooting contingent's medal rush by winning a bronze in the men's double trap event of the 21st Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast on Wednesday. This is Mittal’s first Commonwealth Games medal.
Mittal finished third on the podium after scoring 53 in the finals at the Belmont Shooting Centre.
Mohammed Asab, the other Indian shooter in the six-man finals, finished in the fourth position, a climbdown from the bronze medal he won in Glasgow four years ago.
Scotland's David Mcmath claimed the gold medal with a Games record 74, while the silver went to Tim Kneale (70) of Isle of Man. The experienced James Willett was the first to be eliminated.
Mittal, the 26-year-old, who won silver medal in the World Championships in Moscow last year besides a silver and gold in the ISSF World Cups, rallied to finish fifth with 133 in the qualifying round.
Asab shot 137 to get into a shoot-off with McMath in the qualification before finishing second.
Earlier in the day, Shreyasi Singh held her nerve and produced some excellent shooting to win the women's double trap gold medal.
Shreyasi shot 96 in the finals and beat Australia's Emma Cox 2 shots to 1 in the shoot-off at Belmont Shooting Centre. The other Indian contender in the field, Varsha Varman finished fourth with 86.
The bronze medal went to Scotland's Linda Pearson who shot 87 to finish a point ahead of Varsha, who held the third place for a while.
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