Laetisha Scanlan winning ISSF Shotgun World Cup Women's Trap

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Scanlan wins World Cup gold in Italy

by Mick Matheson 1 year ago1 year ago

Australia’s Laetisha Scanlan won a gold medal in Women’s Trap at last weekend’s ISSF Shotgun World Cup in Lonato, Italy.

Currently ranked number six in the world, Scanlan qualified third with a score of 118 from a possible 125, and entered the final shoot-off with plenty of confidence.

After a very strong start, she dropped just four targets on her way to the gold medal.

Watch the entire Women’s Trap finals

The final 10 shots were a nailbiting battle between Scanlan and Spain’s Fatima Galvez, the pair going shot for shot and both missing their fourth-last targets, but Scanlan’s earlier advantage left her one shot ahead at the end.

“It was incredibly hot in the final but having said that I was so glad I was out there,” Scanlan said.

She adds to an already impressive tally of results that include three Commonwealth games gold medals.

Find out more on the Shooting Australia website and ISSF website.

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Posted by Mick Matheson

Mick grew up with guns and journalism, and has included both in his career. A life-long hunter, he has long-distant military experience and holds licence categories A, B and H. In the glory days of print media, he edited six national magazines in total, and has written about, photographed and filmed firearms and hunting for more than 15 years.