Ganemat Sekhon let the gold slip, but it was a memorable day for India in women’s skeet as Darshna Rathore also joined the podium in the shotgun World Cup in Almaty, Kazakhstan, on Tuesday.
The 22-year-old Ganemat was in control of the final, with a five-point lead, but missed five of the last 10 birds against the eventual gold medallist Assem Orynbay of Kazakhstan. Tied on 50, Ganemat was beaten to the gold 2-1 by the Kazakh who had qualified on top with 121.
The 21-year-old Darshna had qualified with the second-best score of 120, a national record equalling effort, and ended up with the bronze, climbing above shooters from Cyprus, Czech Republic and Greece.
