Rio Olympics 2016 Shooting Highlights: Abhinav Bindra Finishes an Agonising 4th in Final Olympics
Abhinav Bindra came agonisingly close to clinching a medal in the men's 10m air rifle final but only managed to finish fourth. London Olympics medallist Gagan Narang crashed out of the qualifiers and Manavjit Sandhu and Kynan Chenai failed to qualify for the men's trap semis in Rio today. Catch all shooting highlights here.
India's shooting campaign has been rather disappointing in Rio Olympics 2016 and the failure continues. The failure of Jitu Rai and Heena Sidhu to win a medal has left India without a medal in the Games so far. Abhinav Bindra, Gagan Narang, Manavjit Sandhu and Kynan Chenai crashed out at the Olympic Shooting Centre? Catch shooting highlights here. (SCHEDULE | MEDAL TALLY | NEWS)
21:15 hrs IST: Though he finished fourth, he will still remain the champion shooter that he has always been India.
21:10 hrs IST: Hope our shooters can do better in the days to come.
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21:06 hrs IST: Well that is about it when it comes to shooting from the Indian point of view. No medals coming on Monday. And our best hope finished fourth
21:03 hrs IST: Agonising this. So near, yet so far
21:01 hrs IST: And yes! Both Sandhu and Chenai are out as they failed to qualify for the men's trap semis!
20:58 hrs IST: And it seems Manavjit Singh Sandhu and Kynan Chenai are also out!
20:55 hrs IST: He had tied third with Ukrainian Kulish but in the shootout missed out by just 0.5 points!ÂÂ
20:53 hrs IST: OHHHHH!!! Fourth! Bindra finishes 4th!!! An agonising fourth! Just missed out on the medal
20:50 hrs IST: Bindra tied at third right now
20:49 hrs IST: Peter Sidi of Hungary is out. Only four shooters left. Bindra currently third!
20:48 hrs IST: Only five shooters in contention now! Bindra now third
20:47 hrs IST: Charheika has been eliminated
20:46 hrs IST: Bindra's score reads 29.9, 31.7, 20.4, 20.9, 20.7 so far
20:45 hrs IST: Bindra is second!
20:44 hrs IST: Only six in contention!
20:43 hrs IST: Tsarkov and Gorsa have been eliminated
20:42 hrs IST: Eliminations have started
20:39 hrs IST: Bindra is now fourth with 92 points
20:35 hrs IST: And Series 2 has started
20:33 hrs IST: After Series 1, Bindra was fifth with 29.9 points
20:32 hrs IST: Bindra is fifth with 29.9 points
20:31 hrs IST: Bindra has shot a 10 followed by a 9.7. Not a great start
20:30 hrs IST: And action has started
20:29 hrs IST: Abhinav Bindra finished seventh in the qualifiers. He will need to finish in top-3 now for the medal
20:25 hrs IST: Meanwhile we will shift our focus from shotgun to air rifle
20:20 hrs IST: The shooters have already lined-up
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20:17 hrs IST: Action will soon begin in the men's 10m air rifle final with Bindra aiming for gold.
20:15 hrs IST: Sandhu has a realistic chance of going though here
20:10 hrs IST: So Sandhu has dropped to eighth while Chenai is two places up in 19th.
20:05 hrs IST: Sandhu is still 7th while Chenai is 21st in shooting
20:00 hrs IST: So quite an eventful day so far and there will be more action.ÂÂ
19:55 hrs IST: Meanwhile hockey action is also going on as India are taking on defending champions Germany
19:50 hrs IST: Meanwhile news comes in that Indian archer Laxmirani Majhi has lost her women's individual 1/32 eliminations round to Slovak Alexandra Longova. Sad ending
19:45 hrs IST: Sandhu has a really good chance to qualify for the semis
19:42 hrs IST: Sandhu is seventh with 93 points and Chenai 19th with 91!
19:40 hrs IST: It will be followed up with the semi-finals at 2330 hours India time
19:36 hrs IST: Meanwhile, men's trap action is still on at the shotgun range where Manavjit Singh Sandhu and Kynan Chenai are taking part in Day 2 of the qualifiers.
19:34 hrs IST: In the end, Bindra made it through and is real hope for India's medal chances
19:30 hrs IST: The opposite happened for Bindra, who had a very poor start but somehow two rounds of more than 105 points got him back in contention
19:25 hrs IST: It was Narang who started brilliantly. So much so that he was topping the charts in the first two rounds. But he just could not maintain his rhythm and lost out
19:21 hrs IST: Russian Vladimir Maslennikov finished second with 629 and Croatia's Petar Gorsa third with 628.
19:16 hrs IST: Italy's Niccolo Campriani meanwhile created an Olympic record with a total score of 630.2 to top the qualifiers
19:11 hrs IST: The final will start at 2030 hours India time
19:07 hrs IST: Bindra on the other hand finished seventh with 625.7 points to qualify for the final
19:02 hrs IST: Sad, considering he won India's first medal at the 2012 London Games
18:58 hrs IST: So Gagan Narang finished 23rd with 621.7 points and is out of the event.
18:52 HRS IST: That was really tense in the end. Bindra finished seventh and Narang 23rd in the qualifiers
18:49 hrs IST: BINDRA QUALIFIES! NARANG IS OUT! WOW
18:43 hrs IST: Nervous moments as Bindra is done with his shooting and is eighth. He has to wait for others to finish. Can he go through?
18:38 hrs IST: Bindra in TOP 6! Great Comeback! Narang more or less out
18:34 hrs IST: Last few shots remain in Series 6
18:32 hrs IST: Narang more or less looks out while Bindra has to come out with his goods in this final seriesÂÂ
18:30 hrs IST: Bindra has shot a poor 102.1 in the fifth series while Narang even a poorer 101.6
18:27 hrs IST: Narang is way, way down in 30th while Bindra is in 10th. Only Bindra seems to have a realistic chance of reaching the final
18:24 hrs IST: Fifth series is still on
18:23 hrs IST: Looks really difficult for Narang now in 17th position with two more series' to go
18:22 hrs IST: Bindra has shot 103.8 and Narang 103.4 in Series 4!
18:20 hrs IST: Meanwhile in men's trap, Sandhu and Chenai are 16th and 20th respectively -- way out of the top-8. Chances look grim
18:17 hrs IST: While Bindra is sixth and very much in contention towards the end of Series 4, Narang, who started brilliantly, has dropped down to 19th
18:14 hrs IST: Meanwhile fourth round of action going on in men's 10m air rifle qualifiers
18:12 hrs IST: Men's trap qualification started on Day 1 and Day 2 action continues today.
18:11 hrs IST: Meanwhile the men's trap qualification has also started where Manavjit Singh Sandhu and Kynan Chenai are participating
18:10 hrs IST: The fourth series of shooting has started
18:09 hrs IST: Bindra has shot a brilliant 105.9 in the third series while Narang shot a total of 102.1
18:07 hrs IST: Each participant shoots 10 times in each of the six rounds, making it 60 shots in total. The bull's eye means 10.9 points!
18:05 hrs IST: So the thing is that only eight shooters qualify for the finals out of 50! The points they earn in the qualifiers will not be carried forward and the shooters will have to start all over again
18:02 hrs IST: Bindra is now third while Narang is 17th!
18:00 hrs IST: And Narang has dropped! Significantly!
17:57 hrs IST: Bindra seventh and Narang 9th
17:56 hrs IST: Oh my! Bindra has over overtaken Narang. They are 8th and 10th respectively
17:53 hrs IST: Narang shoots 104.5 and Bindra 104.4 in Round 2
17:51 hrs IST: So what is it going to be?
17:49 hrs IST: Narang is second, Bindra is 11th in the qualifiers!
17:48 hrs IST: Narang looks solid for the finals if he continues like this. Bindra on the other hand will have to pick himself up and quickly.
17:47 hrs IST: Round 2 has started and Narang is doing well again! Bindra is behind
17:46 hrs IST: And Round 1 is over! Gagan Narang shoots a total of 105.3 while Bindra ended exactly one point behind his compatriot
17:45 hrs IST: Will say it again. There will be 10 shots fired by every individual in each of the six rounds
17:44 hrs IST: Bindra is 10th
17:43 hrs IST: Narang tops yet again with a total score of 105.3! Wow!
17:42 hrs IST: Narang tops the charts and.... oh just dropped to sixth. This is fast!
17:41 hrs IST: Bindra out of top 10 as of now
17:40 hrs IST: Narang was as high as second but has suddenly dropped to sixth!
17:38 hrs IST: There are a total of 50 athletes in this qualifier!
17:36 hrs IST: Both Indians in top 10 in Round 1 as of now
17:35 hrs IST: There will be six rounds of shooting in the qualifiers!
17:34 hrs IST: Decent start so far for both the Indians!
17:33 hrs IST: And the qualifiers have started!
17:32 hrs IST: Bindra and Narang are ready for the qualifiers
17:31 hrs IST: Keep following NDTV for live updates
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17:30 hrs IST: Can they strike it again, this time in Rio de Janeiro?
17:28 hrs IST: Gagan Narang on the other hand clinched the bronze in the same event four years back in London
17:25 hrs IST: Abhinav Bindra is the lone Indian in the entire history of the Games to win an individual Olympic gold -- at 2008 Beijing.
17:22 hrs IST: Abhinav Bindra and Gagan Narang - both Olympic medallists in the past will take part in the men's 10m air rifle qualification will start minutes from now
17:20 hrs IST: Hello and welcome to the live blog of shooting on Monday
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Fifty shooters will line up for the 10m air rifle men's qualification round starting at 5:30 PM IST. But India's heart will beat around Bindra and Narang, both Olympic winners and heavyweights in the world of shooting.
This will be Bindra's fifth and last Olympics. The 33-year-old, India's best story in the history of the Summer Games so far, will aim to overturn his poor show in London 2012. Bindra won gold in Beijing 2008 to become India's only individual champion in the Olympics.
Rio will also be Narang's last Olympics. The burly shooter, in his fourth Olympics, had won bronze in London, India's first of six medals four years ago. If Narang and Bindra qualify for the final rounds, they will be in action again at 8:30 PM IST.
Two more Indian shooters - Manavjit Singh Sandhu and Kynan Chenai - will also be in action today at 6 PM IST. Sandhu was lying 17th with a score of 68 in the trap qualification rounds while Kynan was 19th with 67. Italy's Massimo Fabbrizi leads with 75.