Nicky Carabott, right, was the overall winner of The Muscat Cup Trap Selection shoot organised by The Malta Shooting Sport Federation at Bidnija this weekend.

This competition was on 125 clays Trap with the top six qualifying for a barrage final of another 25 clays.

Results

Class A 1st Stanley Cardona 47/50; 2nd Nicky Carabott 46/50; 3rd Antoine Bugeja 45/50.

Class B 1st Alvin Vella 45/50; Charlie Demanuele 43/50; Emmanuel Attard 42/50.

Class C 1st James Galea Jr. 43/50; 2nd George Grech 40/50; 3rd Joe Zammit 37/50.

Meanwhile thanks to the MOC- CONI agreement, a contingent of the Malta Rifle and Pistol Club, affiliated to the MSSF, is attending a training camp in Italy. This training camp is a build-up for the Maltese shooters taking part in the GSSE, to be held in Liechtenstein, starting later this month. They are assisted by MSSF secretary Dr Carmel Cascun.

Double Trap shooters William Chetcuti and Nathan Lee Xuereb are leaving Malta soon where they will participate in the Italian International Double Trap Grand Prix 2011 to be organised by FITAV and CONI at Umbria Verde in Italy.

They will be assisted by their coach Jimmy Bugeja and will also take part in Italian Double Trap championship.