Defending Olympic trap shooting champion Jiří Lipták fails to make Paris final

Defending champion Jiří Lipták failed to reach the final of the trap shooting event at the Paris Olympics. The Czech, who is 42, finished 18th overall after failing to make it out of the second qualifying part of the competition at Chateauroux on Tuesday.

Lipták became well-known in Czechia after taking gold at the Tokyo Olympics three years ago.