Tatiana Kharkova and Grigorii Shamakov on top of the podium in Croatia ©ESC

A strong performance gave Russia victory in the 10 metre air rifle mixed team competition at the European Shooting Championships in Osijek in Croatia.

Tatiana Kharkova and Grigorii Shamakov scored 500.0 to win by 6.4 points.

"We were quite good today," said Shamakov.

"It is so easy to compete with Tatiana Kharkova as she is an excellent shooter. 

"I can trust her and it keeps me calm and I can concentrate on doing my best."

Finland's Krister Holmberg celebrates winning gold ©ESC
Finland's Krister Holmberg celebrates winning gold ©ESC

German duo Anna Janssen and Maximillian Ulbrich took silver, while Denmark's Mikael Hansen and Laura Stephanie Grundsoee finished third after seeing off Norway in a shoot-off.

Experienced Finn Krister Holmberg triumphed in the mixed men's running target competition and Ukrainian Galina Avramenko won the women's equivalent.

She and Russian Olga Stepanova shot 374 before Avramenko won the shoot-off 19-18. 

Russia's Julia Eydenzon was third.