India endured a forgettable day at Rio Olympics on Day 3 as several high-profile sportspersons failed to live up to the expectations. While 2008 Beijing Olympics gold medallist Abhinav Bindra missed a bronze medal by a whisker, Indian men's hockey team suffered a heart-breaking loss to Germany. (Image credit: AFP/PTI)

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Abhinav Bindra missed his second Olympic medal by a whisker, finishing fourth in the men's 10-metre air rifle event.

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Abhinav Bindra was in the fray for the medal from the start of the final. But at the end was tied with Serhiy Kulish of Ukraine for third spot with 163.8 points.

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In the shootout, Bindra shot a 10 while Serhiy Kulish got a score of 10.5 which made the Ukrainian enter the medal rounds.

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Gagan Narang, the 2012 London Olympics bronze medallist, crashed out after finishing 23rd with a total score of 621.7.

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Trap shooter Manavjit Singh Sandhu failed to qualify for the men's trap semi-finals at Rio Olympics.

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Manavjit had pulled himself into contention by being seventh at one stage with a perfect 25 in the fourth round. But he could not sustain and finished 16th.

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Indian archer Laxmirani Majhi suffered a 1-7 thrashing at the hands of Slovakia's Alexandra Longova in the first round of the individual event.

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Laxmirani Majhi could only level the fourth set 26-26 against her Slovakian opponent.

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Indian skipper and goalkeeper P R Sreejesh dejected after India lost the Pool B match against Germany 2-1.

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Rupinder Pal Singh hits the ball during India's Pool B hockey match against Germany.

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Indian hockey team coach Roelant Oltmans gestures during the Pool B match between India and Germany.

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Britain's women hockey players in a celebratory huddle after their 3-0 win over India in their Pool B match.

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Britain's women hockey team players celebrate a goal against India during their Pool B match late Monday.

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