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Asab clinches double trap gold

NEW DELHI: Mohammed Asab won the double trap gold in the international junior shooting competition at Suhl, Germany, with a 167 out of 200.

Leading into the final with a 126 out of 150, ahead of two Italians Nico Bizzoni (125) and Antonino Barilla (124), Asab shot a 41 to clinch the gold two points ahead of Nico.

He had shot a series of 40, 41 and 45 in the preliminary phase.

Sangram Dahiya also made the final and finished fourth with a 158. Two other Indians, Asher Noria (109) and Yogendra Singh (96), finished seventh and 10th in a field of 13.

In the women's rifle 3-position event on Friday, the Indian girls fared miserably, as they could not make the top-20 in a strong field of 73 shooters.

The results: Men's double trap: 1. Mohammed Asab 167 (126); 2. Nico Bizzoni (Ita) 165 (125); 3. Antonino Barilla (Ita) 162 (124); 4. Sangra Dahiya 158 (117); 7. Asher Noria 109; 10. Yogendra Singh 96.

Women's rifle 3-position: 1. Melanie Kunz (Ger) 681.2 (583); 2. Isabella Straub (Ger) 677.2 (576); 3. J. E. Nowakowska (Pol) 676.2 (578); 21. N. Saini Devi 569; 42. Navdeep Dhillon 563; 59. Lajja Goswami 554; 63. Reshu Tomar 548; 67. Anu Tomar 546.

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