Russia’s Elena Tkach and Alexey Alipov overcame Portugal’s Ana Rita Rodrigues and Jose Manuel Bruno Faria to claim the mixed teams trap title at the European Shotgun Championship in Lonato del Garda ©ESC

Russia’s Elena Tkach and Alexey Alipov overcame Portugal’s Ana Rita Rodrigues and Jose Manuel Bruno Faria to claim the mixed teams trap title at the European Shotgun Championship in Lonato del Garda.

Respective scores of 15 and 14 for Tkach and 2004 Olympic trap champion Alipov gave the duo a combined total of 29 to beat Rodrigues and Bruno Faria’s 27.

Victory for the Russians comes just over a year after they won silver at the Baku 2015 European Games. 

In the bronze medal match, Germany’s Karsten Bindrich and Katrin Quooss defeated Spain’s Alberto Fernandez and Fatima Galvez in a shoot-off after the two pairs finished level at 23-23.

Italy’s Daniele Resca and Jessica Rossi came fifth, while Great Britain’s Edward Ling and Caroline Povey finished sixth.

Victory for the Russians comes just over a year after they won silver at the Baku 2015 European Games ©ESC
Victory for the Russians comes just over a year after they won silver at the Baku 2015 European Games ©ESC

Action is due to continue in Lonato del Garda tomorrow with medals to be awarded in the women’s skeet competition.

Qualification in the men’s skeet competition is set to begin with the final scheduled for Sunday (July 10).

Italy is hosting the Championship for a 10th time with 42 nations and 445 athletes participating.