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Top Pinoy shooters win medals in Russian tilt

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/news-special1/sports/7/28/medals-072816.jpg"/><figcaption><div class="embed-desc">Sharp shooters Jethro Dionisio, Edward Rivera, Edcel Gino and Roland Tan proudly show off the medals they won at the Eurasia Extreme Open Shooting Competition. <em>Photo by Raoul Esperas, ABS-CBN News</em></div></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA -- Four of the country’s top shooters returned home with four medals from the four-day Eurasia Extreme Open Shooting Competition held at Yekaterinburg, Russia.</p><p>Veteran shooter Jethro Dionisio placed second, while compatriot Edward Rivera finished third in the tournament’s standard division. </p><p>Junior shooter Edcel Gino of Junior Holster Shooting Team nabbed second, while Roland Tan of True Weight Shooting Team snared the championship for the open division, super senior category.</p><p>They arrived at 5:15 p.m. on Thursday at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3.</p><p>The Filipino shooters, who qualified for the upcoming Australasia tournament in Indonesia, expressed their gratitude for the support of their family and prayers for the success of the Philippine team. – Report from Raoul Esperas </p><p>For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com/" target="_blank">ABS-CBN Sports website</a>.</p>

Four of the country’s top shooters returned home with four medals from the four-day Eurasia Extreme Open Shooting Competition held at Yekaterinburg, Russia.