Federico Gil leads the men's skeet qualification in Moscow ©ISSF

Federico Gil and Kimberly Rhode lead the men's and women's skeet qualification respectively after today's action at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Shotgun World Championships in Moscow.

Both shooters achieved a perfect score of 50 out of 50 after two rounds of action at the Foxlodge Shooting Range in Russia's capital city.

Argentina's Gil comes into the event after winning the ISSF World Cup title in Larnaka in Cyprus this season.

Eight athletes are behind the 29-year-old in the standings with a record of 49 out of 50.

Among them are Australia's Acapulco World Cup bronze medallist Paul Adams and Russia's home hopes Anton Astakhov and Alexander Zemlin.

Rio 2016 Olympic champion Gabriele Rossetti of Italy sits in 16th place on 48 hits.

Kimberly Rhode leads the women's event after a perfect score ©ISSF
Kimberly Rhode leads the women's event after a perfect score ©ISSF

American Rhode won skeet gold at London 2012 and the double trap Olympic titles at Atlanta 1996 and Athens 2004.

She has six Olympic medals in all and is looking to reclaim the skeet world title she captured in Munich in 2010.

Eight shooters follow two hits behind, including China's Larnaka World Cup champion Wei Meng.

Rio 2016 champion Diana Bacosi of Italy registered 47 hits and is in 15th place.

The women's skeet final will be held tomorrow with the men's event concluding a day later.