Mairaj wins India's first skeet medal at a shooting WC

Indian shooter Mairaj Ahmed Khan has won the silver medal in the Men’s Skeet event of the ISSF Shooting World Cup in Rio De Janerio. Mairaj's feat, gave India its first skeet medal at a World Cup. The 40-year-old Indian shooter finished with an overall tally of 14 in the gold medal match, but lost out to Marcus Svensson of Sweden. Earlier in the year, he became India's first ever skeet shooter to win an Olympic quota place after finishing at sixth place in last year's ISSF Shotgun World Cup in Italy.