Matthew Skelhon wins bronze for Great Britain in mixed R6-50m rifle prone-SH1 final

Skelhon picks up rifle bronze

Great Britain have added another bronze medal to their tally following Matthew Skelhon's third-placed finish in the final of the mixed R6-50m rifle prone-SH1.

The Brit managed to rack up a score of 104.2 in the final round, which added to his qualifying score of 589 to give a total of 693.2 points.

Despite some accurate shooting and securing a larger final score than gold medallist Abdulla Alaryani, Skelhorn couldn't rival the UA Emirates Paralympian, who secured a total of 694.8 points.

Juan Saavedra Reinaldo of Spain just edged Skelhorn out of the silver medal position after shooting an overall total of 694.6.

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