Lonato, July 12 -- Indian shooter Neeru Dhanda clinched her maiden ISSF World Cup gold medal after producing a composed performance to win the women's trap event at the ISSF Shotgun World Cup in Lonato, Italy, on Saturday.

Neeru finished with 27 hits in the 30-target final, holding her nerve in a tense finish to register the biggest international victory of her career, according to Olympics.com.

The triumph also marked India's first individual shotgun medal of the ISSF World Cup season and only the country's second medal in shotgun events this year.

Neeru entered the medal round in fine form after topping the qualification standings with 121 points out of a possible 125. Carrying that momentum into the eight-woman final, she remained a...