Kostelecky leads after three qualification rounds in the Men’s Trap
(BEIJING, August 9) — David Kostelecky of the Czech Republic is in first place after the first three qualification rounds in the Men’s Trap finished today.
Kostelecky hit 73 targets. In second and third place are two Italian shooters, Athens 2004 silver medalist Giovanni Pellielo with 73 targets (ranked second because he hit two less targets than Kostelecky in the third round) and Erminio Frasca with 72 targets.
Alexey Alipov of Russia, Erik Varga of Slovakia, Michael Diamond of Australia and Croatia’s Josip Glasnovic took the following four places with 72 hits each.
The top six ranked shooters of the qualification rounds will advance to the final. The two remaining qualification rounds will begin at 9:00 a.m. tomorrow, with the final round beginning at 3:00 p.m.
