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Rathore finishes sixth

New Delhi: Olympic silver medallist and India's best bet Rajyavaradhan Singh Rathore could not reproduce his Athens form and finished sixth in the men's double trap event in the World Cup at Kerrville, the U.S.A.

Rathore shot a score of 179 (136+43) with a series of 47, 44 and 45 in the qualifications, but could not improve on his ranking any further as he had the lowest final score of 43 among the finalists.

Among his compatriots, Vikram Bhatnagar finished 19th with a score of 131 (45, 45, 41), while Ronjan Sodhi finished 25th with 127 (40, 46, 41).

The gold was won by Vasiliy Mosin of Russia, who had a total of 189 (145+44) and Hakan Dahlby (185+2) of Sweden settled for the bronze, while Richard Faulds (185+1) of Great Britain bagged the bronze.

Both Dahlby (139+46) and Faulds (137+48) had totalled 185, but in the end, it was the Swede who had the last laugh in the final shoot-off.

World record-holder Daniele di Spigno of Italy finished just ahead of Rathore in the fifth spot with a score of 181 (137+44), according to information received here on Tuesday. — UNI

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