Porpetto, Sept. 18 -- Indian shooter Yugan Sakthivel Muthukumaar clinched the gold medal in the men's trap event at the ISSF Junior World Cup Shotgun 2026 in Porpetto, Italy, on Friday, according to Olympics.com.

The 15-year-old produced a strong performance in the eight-shooter final, hitting 27 out of 30 targets to finish ahead of Italy's Francesco Tanfoglio by one target and secure India's first medal at the Porpetto meet.

Yugan had qualified sixth for the final with a score of 114/125 and earned his spot in the medal round after prevailing in a shoot-off, according to Olympics.com.

Among the other Indian shooters in the men's trap qualification, Arjun and Vinay Pratap Singh Chandrawat finished 12th and 13th respectively with scores...