Diana Bacosi helped compatriot Tammaro Cassandro to claim gold in the mixed team skeet event in Nicosia©Getty Images

Italian duo of Tammaro Cassandro and Diana Bacosi claimed victory in mixed team skeet event at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Shotgun World Cup in Nicosia.

Second place went to Caitlin Connor and Adam McBee of the United States with a total of two points, while the winners were way ahead with six points.

Italian Gabriele Rossetti and Chiara Cainero along with Austen Jewell Smith and Phillip Russel Jungman of the United States won bronze medals.


Turkey are on top of the medal standings with two gold medals.

Italy are second with one gold, two silvers and one bronze medal where as Australia are third with one gold, one silver and one bronze medal.

The United States only managed to get two silvers and three bronze medals so far and are in eighth position.

The competition is scheduled to conclude tomorrow with the men’s and women’s skeet team events.