2016-08-07t192827z_1519162883_rioec871i3bwq_rtrmadp_3_olympics-rio-shooting-w-trap_1.jpg Natalie Rooney with the Olympic silver medal she won in Rio. Photo ReutersNew Zealand shooter Natalie Rooney has won gold for the first time at the ISSF World Cup Final in Rome. The trap shooter has continued her rise up the ranks after she claimed an Olympic silver medal in Rio. Rooney, from Timaru, had only been invited once before to the World Cup final, which was last year when she finished ninth. Since then the 28-year-old has raced up the world rankings and sits second behind Australian Catherine Skinner, who beat her 12-11 in the gold medal match in Rio.

Source: Otago Daily Times October 14, 2016 21:11 UTC