Rathore wins gold in double trap

Olympic silver medallist Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore on Monday won the gold to help India claim the double trap team title for the third time on the trot in Asian Clay Shooting Championships in Bangkok, Thailand.

Rathore fired a brilliant 48, 48 and 48 in the qualifying rounds to tally 144/150 and set a new national record. The previous mark of 142 also stood in his name after his efforts in the 2002 Commonwealth Games.

He shot 42/50 in the final round of the championships, which was skipped by Olympic gold medallist Al Maktoum of UAE.

Moraad Ali Khan was the other Indian who made it to the final after he was tied at sixth place with four others, following his qualifying round of 131.

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Taipei's Shin Wei clinched the silver with 131+49 and Rashi Al Hatba of Qatar (136+44) earned the bronze.

For the team gold, India totalled 402 out of 450 through scores of Rathore, Moraad and Ronjon Singh Sondhi, who finished eighth with a score of 127.

Kuwait (383) won the silver and Qatar won the bronze with 361.

Vikram Bhatnagar shot 132/150 in the MQS category.

In the women's section, India's Seema Tomar shot 76/140 to finish seventh while Shagun Chowdhary scored 71.

The Indian team had also won the team and individual gold, in the trap event in the championships, on Saturday.

The team, comprising Amit Sanghi, Naveen Jindal and Daniel Peoples, will be next seen in action in the skeet event, which is scheduled for Wednesday.