Shooting: Stefecekova and Liptak win gold in trap events in Tokyo
Zuzana Rehak Stefecekova of Slovakia won the women's trap gold medal, while Czech shooter Jiri Liptak took gold in the men's event at the Tokyo Olympics.
Published : Jul 29, 2021 11:24 IST
Zuzana Rehak Stefecekova of Slovakia won the women's trap gold medal in the Tokyo Olympics at the Asaka Shooting Range on Thursday.
Kayle Browning of the United States won the silver while the bronze went to Alessandra Perilli of San Marino.
Two-time silver medallist Stefecekova had hit all 125 targets to storm into the final where she prevailed 43-42 against Browning.
Perilli's third place finish ensured San Marino's first ever Olympic medal.
World number one Fatima Galvez of Spain and 2012 London champion Jessica Rossi of Italy could not get through the qualifying round.
Liptak takes gold
Czech shooter Jiri Liptak has outlasted teammate David Kostelecky in a shoot-off to win men’s trap gold at the Tokyo Olympics.
Liptak and Kostelecky tied after 50 shots, hitting 43 targets to set an Olympic record. Both shooters hit the first six targets in the shoot-off before Kostelecky missed on the seventh.
Great Britain’s Matthew Coward-Holley took bronze.
Liptak finished 18th at the 2012 London Games, but did not compete in Rio five years ago. Kostelecky earned his second medal in his sixth Olympics with the gold he won at the 2008 Beijing Games.