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Rathore finishes fifth in ISSF World Cup

April 13, 2005 22:15 IST

Olympic silver medallist Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore had to be content with fifth place in double trap event in the World Cup Shooting in Changwon, Korea.

The Indian tallied 172 points to finish behind Walton Eller of USA (180 points), Daniele Di Spigno of Italy (179) and Binyuan Hu of China (177), who won the gold, silver and bronze medals respectively.

Athens Olympic gold medallist Ahmed Almaktoum of the UAE took the fourth spot with a score of 176. The sixth place went to Australia's Thomas Turner, who shot 171.

Rathore's next event will be the World Cup in Italy next month.

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