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MARTYNOV, MIKEC CLOSE WORLD CUP WITH GOLDS
Associated Press Worldstream
May 20, 2012 Sunday 8:13 PM GMT
Sergei Martynov of Belarus won a fourth successive 50-meter rifle
prone gold medal at the shooting World Cup on Sunday.
Also, Damir Mikec of Serbia won his first World Cup with a comfortable
three-point win in the 50m pistol in the rain.
Martynov's winning streak began in the Munich World Cup almost a
year ago, and continued in Wroclaw and last month in London on the
Olympic range.
On Sunday, he rose from third after qualifying to the gold with a
final-best 104.1 to total 701.1 points.
"It's normal, I just follow my routine," he said. "And I did not even
shoot at my best today."
Cyril Graff of France was second with 700.9 and Marco de Nicolo of
Italy was third on 699.5.
Mikec intimidated the pistol field when he headed qualifying by six
points. He could afford a pair of eight-rings early in the final and
a 7.6 late as he scored 667.9 overall.
"No mind about that 7.6 shot, the important thing was to finish in
first," Mikec said. "Now I feel I am ready for the (Olympic) games."
Zhang Tian of China added the silver to his bronze from London with
a 664.6 tally.
Giuseppe Giordano pleased the home fans when he came from eighth and
last in the final, including the only perfect 10.9, to tie Norayr
Bakhtamyan of Armenia for third. In a shootoff for the bronze,
Giordano scored a 10.2, beating Bakhtamyan's 7.6.
Top-ranked Tomoyuki Matsuda of Japan was sixth.
Associated Press Worldstream
May 20, 2012 Sunday 8:13 PM GMT
Sergei Martynov of Belarus won a fourth successive 50-meter rifle
prone gold medal at the shooting World Cup on Sunday.
Also, Damir Mikec of Serbia won his first World Cup with a comfortable
three-point win in the 50m pistol in the rain.
Martynov's winning streak began in the Munich World Cup almost a
year ago, and continued in Wroclaw and last month in London on the
Olympic range.
On Sunday, he rose from third after qualifying to the gold with a
final-best 104.1 to total 701.1 points.
"It's normal, I just follow my routine," he said. "And I did not even
shoot at my best today."
Cyril Graff of France was second with 700.9 and Marco de Nicolo of
Italy was third on 699.5.
Mikec intimidated the pistol field when he headed qualifying by six
points. He could afford a pair of eight-rings early in the final and
a 7.6 late as he scored 667.9 overall.
"No mind about that 7.6 shot, the important thing was to finish in
first," Mikec said. "Now I feel I am ready for the (Olympic) games."
Zhang Tian of China added the silver to his bronze from London with
a 664.6 tally.
Giuseppe Giordano pleased the home fans when he came from eighth and
last in the final, including the only perfect 10.9, to tie Norayr
Bakhtamyan of Armenia for third. In a shootoff for the bronze,
Giordano scored a 10.2, beating Bakhtamyan's 7.6.
Top-ranked Tomoyuki Matsuda of Japan was sixth.