BREAKING NEWS: Battle shooter wins Olympic bronze

Steve Scott has won a bronze medal at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio this evening (Wednesday).
Steve Scott won a bronze medal in shooting at the Rio OlympicsSteve Scott won a bronze medal in shooting at the Rio Olympics
Steve Scott won a bronze medal in shooting at the Rio Olympics

The Battle shooter produced a flawless display to defeat fellow Team GB marksman Tim Kneale in the men's double trap bronze medal match with a score of 30/30. Kneale missed two targets to finish with 28/30.

Immediately before the bronze medal match, the British duo had finished in a three-way tie for third in the six-man semi-final with Australian shooter James Willett. All three men hit 26/30 so a sudden death shoot-off was needed to determine which two shooters would advance to contest the bronze medal match. Scott and Kneale hit both of their targets, whereas Willett missed one of his.

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All of the six semi-finalists had come through the qualification stage earlier in the day. Scott was fourth in that part of the competition with a total of 138/150.

Scott’s selection for the Games was confirmed way back in November last year - three months after he earned an Olympic ‘quota’ place for Team GB by winning a silver medal at the Gabala 2015 World Cup.

A double World Championship bronze medallist, the 32-year-old Scott - who is coached by Ahmed Al Maktoum and is 10th in the world double trap rankings - was victorious at the ISSF World Cup Final in Nicosia, Cyprus, last October.

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