Ryan Cockbill has won gold in the R4 Mixed 10M Air Rifle SH2 event at the World Shooting ParaSport World Cup in Al Ain, Abu Dhabi. Qualifying third with a score of 630.6, Ryan led the final from the start, setting a 0.8 point lead in the first string and maintaining a half point over his competitors throughout.
Ayesha Almehairi of the United Arab Emirates won silver and Michael Johnson of New Zealand took bronze.
Fellow Brit Josh Wintersgill ranked 13th in the field of 35, missing out on the 8-athlete final.
Ryan’s medal tops off a successful year. In August he won three medals at the WSPS World Cup in Novi Sad, Serbia.