Putting behind the disappointment of failing to qualify for the Athens Olympics, India's Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore came up with a fine performance to clinch the gold medal in the double trap event in the Asian Clay Shooting championship in Delhi on Monday.

Rathore scored a total of 180 points (139+41) to finish ahead of Taipei shooters Shih Wei Chen and Wei Tin Shih, who claimed the silver and bronze medals respectively.

While Wei Chen was a close second with 178 points (135+43), Tin Shih managed 176 (136+40) for his third place finish.

Rathore missed out on a berth for the next year's Olympics, finishing third in the double trap event of the World ISSF Shot Gun World Cup last week.