Summary…
Victorian Institute of Sport shooters were well on target at Gold Coast 2018, collecting five medals, three finalists, a Commonwealth Games title, and a new Games record.
Laetisha Scanlan was the headline act. On her 28th Birthday, Scanlan hit 38 of her 50 targets to defend the Commonwealth title she won in Glasgow, and set a new Games record.
The gold medal came down to the very last target, and with the help of the home crowd, Scanlan took a deep breath and nailed it.
Elena Galibovitch won silver in the 25m pistol and bronze in the 10m air pistol, whilst Emma Cox claimed silver in a heartbreaking shoot off in the women’s double trap final.
The nail-biting didn’t finish there, as Sergei Evglevski went on to win silver in the final of the men’s 25m rapid fire pistol, two shy of champion Anish Bhanwala from India, who set a new Games record score of 30.
The number…
38… The number of targets hit by gold medallist Laetisha Scanlan in the women’s trap final and the number of the new Commonwealth Games record.
All results…
Elena Galibovitch 10m Air Pistol: BRONZE
Elena Galibovitch 25m Pistol: SILVER
Emma Cox Double Trap: SILVER
Aislin Jones Skeet: 6TH
Sergei Evglevski 25m Rapid Fire Pistol: SILVER
James Willett Double Trap: 6TH
Laetisha Scanlan Trap: GOLD
Catherine Skinner Trap: 8TH
Mitchell Iles Trap: 5TH
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