2016 Rio Olympics - Shooting - Final - Men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions Finals - Olympic Shooting Centre - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 14/08/2016. Fedor Vlasov (RUS) of Russia competes. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - As Italian rifle shooter Niccolo Campriani revelled in his second gold medal in the Olympic Games on Sunday, he paused to express some sadness.
For him, the "greatest shooter of the century," Matt Emmons, had not made it to the eight-man final of the 50 metre rifle three positions event, even though the American was considered a top contender for gold.
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