Joseph shatters national skeet record in Linfen
KUALA LUMPUR: Joseph Lee shot down the national men's skeet record on his way to a silver medal in the Asian Shotgun Cup in Linfen, China on Thursday.
In the qualifying round, Joseph and Abdulaziz Alsaad both amassed 122 points, but the Kuwaiti topped the standings after the shoot- off.
The 28-year-old Joseph bettered his own national record, set in 2022, by one point.
In the final, Joseph posted 55 points to win silver while Mansour Al Rashidi of Kuwait won the gold with 56. Abdulaziz bagged bronze with 43 points.
Joseph, from Selangor, said:
"I competed against Olympic shooters like Mansour and Abdulaziz and feel great to win silver.
"This is the best achievement of my career since I started representing Malaysia in 2011.
"I will be competing in the Seasa meet in Bangkok in October and I also have qualified for the Sea Games in Bangkok in December.
said Joseph, who won bronze in the International Grand Prix in Taiwan last year.
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