April 30 - Britain’s disability shooting squad have returned from the latest World Cup in Antalaya, Turkey, with a gold, three silver and two bronze medals, with Matt Skelhon (pictured) collecting a total of three.


Britain’s mixed team of Nathan Milgate, Skelhon and Deanna Coates took the gold in the R3 10 metre air rifle prone SH1 mixed with a total combined score of 1,792, ahead of Russia and Sweden.

Kent's Milgate also won a silver medal in the R1 10m air rifle standing SH1 men.

He scored 580 in the qualification round to enter the finals in third place before shooting 103.7 to take the second place behind Austria's Werner of Muller, who scored 687.3.

There was a second silver for Britain with Coates taking second place in the R2 10m air rifle standing SH1 women.

She shot 390 in the qualification round and 100.8 in the finals.

Elizabeth Kosmala of Australia won the gold with points.

Britain's third silver for went to Skelhon in the R3 10m air rifle prone SH1 mixed.

He scored 598 followed by 104.1 to beat  Milgate into third place.

Milgate picked up the bronze with his score of 598 and 103.4.

Gold went to Slovakia’s Radoslav Malenovsky, with 598 and 105.8.

Skelhon completed his collection of medals when took the bronze medal in the falling target rifle SH1 mixed competition.

He was beaten into third by Muller and Sweden's Fredrick Larsson, who finished first and second.


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