Nazzareno Attard could not have received a more fitting birthday present when he landed a silver medal in the trap final at the Olympic Shooting Range in Nicosia.

The 53-year-old won a nervy shoot-off against Monaco shooter Xavier Boucourt to secure second place. San Marino’s Alfredo Tomassoni won the gold medal with an overall score of 137.

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