Friday 3 August 2012

Leuris Pupo claims surprise gold for Cuba


 

Leuris Pupo of Cuba pulled off a shock to win gold in the men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol.
World number one Alexei Kimov of Russia was the clear favourite going into the final, in which competitors must reel off five shots at five targets in the space of four seconds.
Klimov had broken his own world record in qualifying with a score of 592, and opened up this afternoon's final with a perfect five.
But his form suddenly deserted him and a series of low scores, including a two, saw him eliminated after round six.
Instead Pupo 35, competing at his fourth Olympic Games, grabbed Cuba's first gold of London 2012.
He also equalled Klimov's finals world record with a score of 34.Vijay Kumar
ook silver to provide India with their second medal of the Games, both of which have come at the Woolwich Barracks, while Feng Ding, of China won bronze.