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Shooters English, Hancock give Americans a skeet sweep
Updated On: 27 July, 2021 11:39 AM IST | Tokyo | AP
English, ranked No. 24 in the world, hit 56 of 60 targets. Bacosi matched English by hitting 47 of 50 shots to reach the final, where she missed on her third attempt and a chance to repeat as Olympic champion.
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USA shooters Amber English (left) and Vincent Hancock with their skeet gold medals at the Asaka Shooting Range yesterday. Pic/AFP
Vincent Hancock gave the United States a sweep at the Tokyo Olympics on Monday after becoming the first skeet shooter to win three gold medals.
Amber English won the women’s event, knocking off reigning champion Diana Bacosi of Italy to bounce back after just missing the US team for the 2012 and 2016 Games.
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