Commonwealth Games 2014: Prakash Nanjappa Bags Silver in 10m Air Pistol
This is India's 11th medal at the Games and third from shooting after Abhinav Bindra (men's 10-metre air rifle gold) and Malaika Goel (women's 10-metre air pistol silver) brought in two Friday.
Prakash Nanjappa brought home India's third medal in shooting at the 2014 Commonwealth Games when he clinched the men's 10-metre air pistol silver at the Barry Buddon Shooting Centre here Saturday. (CWG Day 3 Live | Medal Tally | Schedule)
Australia's Daniel Repacholi won the gold with 199.5 points from Nanjappa, at 198.2, while England's Michael Gault took the bronze with 176.5. (CWG Day 2 wrap)
This is India's 11th medal at the Games and third from shooting after Abhinav Bindra (men's 10-metre air rifle gold) and Malaika Goel (women's 10-metre air pistol silver) brought in two Friday. (Bindra claims Gold | Silver for Malaika Goel)
The 38-year-old was leading till the fourth round with a combined score of 100.9 but a poor fifth round - 17.7 - saw Repacholi go ahead of the Banglorean. Though he had a better sixth round than Repacholi, the Melbourne-born maintained his lead to clinch the gold. (Indian weightlifter Santoshi Matsa wins bronze)
Nanjappa, who gave up the sport between 2003-09 until his father encouraged him to take it up again, had earlier advanced to the final after topping qualification while compatriot Om Prakash narrowly missed out, finishing ninth. (Boxer Mandeep Jangra in Round of 16)
With 580 points, Nanjappa was placed first, two points ahead of Englishman Stewart Nangle, who eventually finished fifth in the final. Om Prakash bowed out missing the cut by just one point, garnering 568 points.