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Sports | October 14, 2018 22:06 IST26-year-old Ankur Mittal will be switching to trap shooting as Double Trap, the event he trained eight years for, is no longer an Olympic sport.
26-year-old Ankur Mittal will be switching to trap shooting as Double Trap, the event he trained eight years for, is no longer an Olympic sport.
Ankur also won the team bronze in the event along with compatriots Md. Asab and Shardul Vihaan.
Ankur Mittal finished third on the podium after scoring 53 in the finals at the Belmont Shooting Centre.
India will be hosting the annual event for the first time, where the top performers in four editions of the World Cups get selected.
Extending his good form, Ankur Mittal clinched the gold medal in the double trap event at the ISSF Shotgun World Cup, pipping his Australian rival James Willet in the final in a world record equalling effort.
Indian shooter Ankur Mittal clinched the silver medal in Men's Double trap event in the ongoing ISSF World Cup after the duo of Jitu Rai and Heena Sidhu claimed the top prize in 10m air pistol mixed event.
Larnaca (Cyprus): Indian shooters failed to qualify for the finals of men's double trap event at the ISSF Shotgun World Cup with Ankur Mittal emerging as the best performer after an 11th place finish in
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