Amber Hill wins gold in Skeet
Great Britain’s 20-year-old Amber Hill ruled the Skeet Women final in Siggiewi — the match that opened the ISSF World Cup Stage 5 at the Malta National Shooting Ranges — climbing atop the podium at the end of a final who was characterized by the strong wind.
Hill, who was three hits behind United States’ Amber English after the first 20 targets, only missed two clays in the following 20, definitely overtaking her rival and extending the gap in the conclusive third of the match, where she crushing 19 of her final 20 clays.
The British talented shooter then concluded with 52 hits out of 60 targets, pocketing the second World Cup gold of her career after the one she won in Acapulco (MEX) in 2013, when she was only 15 years old.
Moreover, with this gold medal, Hill completes a sweep that saw her took bronze and silver at this year’s two previous World Cup stages in Guadalajara (MEX) and Changwon (KOR).
Meanwhile in the Men Skeet event day one, the Maltese shooters shot two rounds of 25 each where Darren Vella managed 21,22 43/50. Bozidar Dimitrov managed 17 and 24 for 41/50. Marlon Attard managed 17 and 20 for 37/50. Jason Sciberras managed 20 and 16 for 36/50. Marcello Attard managed 17,13 for 30/50.
The Skeet Mens event continues this morning where each shooter has 3 rounds of 25 clays each. The top six shooters will qualify for the final stages that will start around 6.00pm.
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