Junior World Cup : Bhavtegh Singh Gill wins silver in men’s trap

New Delhi, July 15

India’s Bhavtegh Singh Gill bagged the silver medal in the men’s skeet event on the final day of the ISSF Junior World Cup in Porpetto, Italy.

Bhavtegh, a silver winner at the Junior Asian Championships last year, shot 52 in the six-man final to finish behind American Benjamin Keller, who shot 56 out of the 60 allotted clay targets, to grab the gold medal.

Bhavtegh’s effort came after Sabeera Haris won the bronze medal in the junior women’s trap earlier. With these two medals, India finished third behind USA and Italy in the standings.

Shooting his final two rounds of qualification, Bhavtegh made the top-six in fifth position with a score of 121. USA’s Jordan Sapp, who eventually won the bronze, topped the field with a perfect 125, equalling the junior world record.

After the first round comprising 20 targets, Bhavtegh was joint-second along with Sapp and Lithuania’s Tomas Vaitekunas, missing three targets each. Keller, meanwhile, took the early lead, shooting down all 20.

Bhavtegh then had a perfect round of 20 of his own to not only catch up with Keller, who missed three in this round, but also assure himself of a medal as Sapp went down to the bronze position. The Indian then did well to hold on to silver.