India topped the medals tally for the very first time in an International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) competition, after finishing the World Cup Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun stage here with four gold, one silver and four bronze for a total of nine medals. Two time Olympic Champion Vincent Hancock of the US won the Men’s Skeet competition. Hancock, who had won gold in Men’s Skeet at the Beijing and London Olympics, had gone into a bit of a slump after winning the 2015 World Championships and completed a comeback of sorts into the winner’s circle with this win here. He was however matched by Paul Adams of Australia and finally got the better of him 6-5 in a shoot-off for gold and silver. India’s Smit was placed seventh at the start of the day and stood a chance of qualifying but rounds of 22,23 and 23 ended all hopes.

Source: Hindustan Times March 12, 2018 10:30 UTC