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Asian Shooting C’ship: Ankur Mittal Wins Gold With New Continental Record In Double Trap
Changwon World Champion Ankur Mittal: Former world No. 1 and 2018 Changwon World Champion Ankur Mittal created a new Asian Championship record on his way to clinching a gold medal in the Double Trap event at the 16th Asian Shooting Championship in Shymkent, Kazakhstan, on Friday.
The gold took India’s tally past 100 medals to 103 for their best-ever performance in the Asian Championship with 52 gold, 26 silver, and 25 bronze medals. Ankur Mittal also combined with Bhanu Pratap Singh and Harshvardhan Kaviya to win the team bronze in the Double Trap Team event.
Ankur, with 107 hits, led throughout the four rounds of 30 each with scores of 26, 28, 26, and 27 on his way to the gold medal. Local shooter Artyom Chikulayev from Kazakhstan won silver with 98, while Kuwait’s Ahmad Alaffasi claimed bronze in a shoot-off with 96 and +2.
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