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Eleonor Bezzina handed Team Malta its third gold medal of the Games when storming to victory in the 10m air pistol competition at the indoor shooting ranges in Budva, The success achieved by Malta’s top female target shooter capped a positive day for MalWatch: Bezzina regains air pistol gold
Eleonor Bezzina handed Team Malta its third gold medal of the Games when storming to victory in the 10m air pistol competition at the indoor shooting ranges in Budva, The success achieved by Malta’s top female target shooter capped a positive day for Malta who added five more medals to end with 19 medals – three gold, eight silver and eight bronze to remain seventh in the overall standings. For Bezzina it was her second triumph in GSSE competition after he had also struck gold in the 2013 edition held in Luxembourg. Bezzina’s triumph yesterday takes major significance when one considers that she was up against top Montenegrin shooters Jelena Pantovic and Nikola Saranovic who were expected to dominate the competition in front of their home fans. Nine shooters were at the start of the competition with the top making it to the final. Here, Bezzina kept her composure to sail into the final just behind Pantovic. However, Bezzina produced when it mattered most, in the final stages of the competition. In fact, it looked as though that Pantovic was set to take gold when she took the lead with only two shots to go. However, Bezzina reserved the best for the last when hitting a score of... Read more