Cairo, Oct. 13 -- Czech shooter Jiri Privratsky scored 251.3 points to win the men's 10m air rifle gold medal at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup here.
Sweden's Marcus Madsen took silver with 250.2 points, while France's Dimitri Dutendas claimed bronze with 229.9.
Privratsky trailed Madsen by 0.3 points after 22 shots, but overtook the Swede on the penultimate shot, scoring 10.6 to Madsen's 9.8 to take a 0.5-point lead.
The Czech then sealed victory with a final shot of 10.7, compared with Madsen's 10.1, extending his winning margin to 1.1 points. Asked whether he had expected to win the gold medal, Privratsky said, "Not at all. Absolutely not.""This was one of the toughest finals for me in a while because the...