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Denzil Grose, 20, crowned skeet world champion
TL;DR
Denzil Grose, a 20-year-old from Cornwall, won the men's junior skeet world championship in Cairo, Egypt, setting a new junior world record. He defeated Italy's Marco Coco for silver and Finland's Lassi Kauppinen for bronze.
Key points
- Denzil Grose won the men's junior skeet world championship
- He set a new junior world record
- Grose is part of the British Shooting Olympic fast track programme
- He aims to compete in the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles
- He defeated Marco Coco and Lassi Kauppinen for gold
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Denzil Grosejunior skeet world championship
A 20-year-old man from Cornwall has become the men's junior skeet world champion after claiming gold in Cairo, Egypt.
Denzil Grose from St Austell fended off Italy's Marco Coco who took silver and Finland's Lassi Kauppinen took bronze on Wednesday.
In winning his first world cup medal, Grose also set a new junior world record.
He is part of the British Shooting Olympic fast track programme and said after he had performed "the best I ever have" in Cairo, he had his sights on the Olympics in Los Angeles in 2028.
Grose said he had started shooting at the age of seven. He said: "I started, I got better at it and I won a couple of charity events in Cornwall.
"Then I got selected for the British Shooting pathway, a programme to the GB team.
"A few years after that I was selected for the GB team and progressed from there and now I'm full time in the GB team."
He said the championships in Cairo had been "the world's best versus the world's best".
"We never expected it to go this far when I started and it still doesn't feel real, to be honest," the 20-year-old reflected.
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Q&A
Who is Denzil Grose and what achievement did he recently accomplish?
Denzil Grose is a 20-year-old shooter from Cornwall who recently became the men's junior skeet world champion in Cairo, Egypt.
What records did Denzil Grose set during the skeet world championship?
Denzil Grose set a new junior world record while winning his first world cup medal.
What are Denzil Grose's future plans after winning the championship?
After his victory, Denzil Grose expressed his ambition to compete in the Olympics in Los Angeles in 2028.