Rio Olympics 2016, Shooting, Highlights: Jitu Rai Flops In A Disappointing Day For Indian Shooters
Jitu Rai failed to give India their first medal at 2016 Rio Olympics as he finished eighth in the finals with a total score of 78.7. Catch the shooting highlights here.
After failing to secure a medal in the men's 10-m air pistol event, Jitu Rai will now be in action on August 10 in 50-m air pistol. Meanwhile, Ayonika Paul and Apurvi Chandela were ousted in the 10m air rifle qualification round. There was something to cheer about for India as the men's hockey team started on a winning note while rower Dattu Bhokanal entered the quarter-finals of the men's singles sculls. Catch the shooting highlights here. (MEDAL TALLY | INDIA AT RIO TODAY)
06:45 hrs IST: So a nightmare day comes to end for the Indians. Hopefully there will be some better news from Rio tomorrow. Do join us for all the live action.
06:35 hrs IST: And it's over! Sania-Thombare are out. They lose 6-7(6), 7-5, 5-7 to China's Peng-Zhang.
06:27 hrs IST: Just amazing. It's the Indians, who have broken back, and it's 5-5. No separating these two teams. What a battle!
06:18 hrs IST: Another twist! Peng-Zhang have broken the Indians and will now serve for the match at 5-4
06:11 hrs IST: The roller-coaster match continues. The Chinese pair have held serve to make it 4-4
06:05 hrs IST: Sania-Thombare hold serve to take a 4-3 lead in the decider
06:02 hrs IST: Just brilliant from Sania and Thombare! They have clawed their way back and now it's 3-3 in the decider.
06:00 hrs IST: The Indians are refusing to give in and now they trail 2-3.
05:50 hrs IST: Peng-Zhang of China hold serve to take a 2-0 lead in the third set vs Sania-Thombare
05:40 hrs IST: The Indians have taken the second set 7-5. The match goes into a decider!
05:34 hrs IST: Peng-Zhang of China have fought back vs Sania-Thombare. It's 5-5 in the second set!
05:27 hrs IST: Meanwhile, the Chinese team are fighting back and are now only trailing 4-5
05:27 hrs IST: Mirabai Chanu crashes out after failing to lift 106 kg (clean and jerk) in her third attempt
05:24 hrs IST: Mirabai Chanu fails to lift 106 kg (clean and jerk) in her second attempt
05:19 hrs IST: Sania-Thombare take 5-2 lead vs Peng-Zhang of China in the second set.
05:11 hrs IST: Brilliant from the Indian duo. They are leading 4-1. What a comeback!
05:08 hrs IST: The Indian duo are on fire in the second set and have now opened up a 3-1 lead.
05:00 hrs IST: Sania-Thombare have taken a 2-0 lead in the second set
04:52 hrs IST: Sania-Thombare lose the first set 6-7(6) to Peng-Zhang of China
04:44 hrs IST: The tennis match has gone into tie-break. Sania-Thombare are fighting hard.
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04:41 hrs IST: Away from the tennis court Thailand's Sopita Tanasan is creating ripples in the women's 48kg weightlifting. India's Chanu is now gearing up for her clean and jerk. The Indian had a successful lift of 82kg.
04:35 hrs IST: Sania-Thombare need to hold serve to stay alive in the first set vs Peng-Zhang of China
04:34 hrs IST: Peng-Zhang of China break Sania-Thombare. It's 5-5 in the first set
04:31 hrs IST: Sania-Thombare are serving for the first set after taking a 5-4 lead.
04:19 hrs IST: It's 4-4 in the first set as the Chinese team immediately break back.
04:17 hrs IST: Some more bad news for India! Sharath Kamal knocked out of men's singles table tennis after losing 1-4 to Adrian Crisan of Romania.
04:10 hrs IST: Sania-Thombare hit back to hold their serve to make it 3-3.
04:09 hrs IST: Meanwhile, Chanu lifts 82kg in snatch in her second attempt.
04:08 hrs IST: The Chinese team hold serve and have taken a 3-2 lead.
03:57 hrs IST: It's 2-2 now in the first set between Sania-Thombare and Peng-Zhang of China.
03:45 hrs IST: The Indian duo have taken a 2-0 lead in the first set
03:41 hrs IST: Meanwhile, Sania Mirza-Prarthana Thombare's first round women's doubles match is also underway.
03:36 hrs IST: Sharath Kamal loses the first game 8-11 against Adrian Crisan of Romania. Not a good start for the Indian in his opening round match.
03:26 hrs IST: We are minutes away from the start of Sharath Kamal's men's singles table tennis match as well as Mirabai Chanu's weightlifting event. Can Chanu give India their first medal of the 2016 Games?
03:07 hrs IST: Still Sania and Thombare's doubles match is yet to start.
02:51 hrs IST: Besides the tennis event, the other Indians left to compete today are Sharath Kamal (men's table tennis) and Saikhom Mirabai Chanu (women's 48kg weightlifting)
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02:40 hrs IST: Meanwhile, some members of the Indian athletics team have landed in Brazil. Kavita Raut (Long distance runner), Marathon runners - Nitender Rawat, Kheta Ram and Gopi T, and Gurmeet Singh (men's 20 km walk) were caught by our shutterbugs at the airport.
02:34 hrs IST: Sania Mirza and Prarthana Thombare's women's doubles match is yet to start.
01:22 hrs IST: Soumyajit Ghosh lost to Thailand's Padasak Tanviriyavechakul 8-11, 6-11, 14-12, 6-11, 11-13, going down 1-4.
01:20 hrs IST: Like the shooters, India's table tennis players aren't fairing too well at the Games. After Mouma Das and Manika Batra lost their opening women's singles matches, news coming in is that Soumyajit Ghosh has also been ousted from the men's singles table tennis event.
00:40 hrs IST: Meanwhile, Vietnam's Hoang Xuan Vinh wins the men's 10-metre air pistol gold. Brazil's Felipe Almeida Wu takes silver while China's Pang Wei claims Bronze.ÂÂ
00:10 hrs IST: It's all over for Jitu Rai. He fails to give India their first medal. Jitu is out with a total score of 78.7.ÂÂ
00:08 hrs IST: It's looking tough for Jitu now.ÂÂ
00:05 hrs IST: Right now, Jitu Rai is last with a score of 68.6ÂÂ
00:00 hrs IST: Here we go!ÂÂ
23:02 hrs IST: Do join us for the finals folks, which will take place in 60 minutes from now.ÂÂ
22:46 hrs IST: What a finish! Jitu Rai has done it. He has qualified for the finals. Scores a 10 to secure sixth position.ÂÂ
Super tense qualification by @JituRai ! Well done ????????
- Parupalli Kashyap (@parupallik) August 6, 2016
22:40 hrs IST: Jitu needs a lot of 10s in the sixth series to make it to the finals.ÂÂ
22:37 hrs IST: After five rounds, Jitu is ranked 12th.ÂÂ
22:35 hrs IST: Wow! Jitu breaks into top 9.ÂÂ
22:31 hrs IST: Jitu needs to up his game else it'll get difficult for him to qualify for the finals.ÂÂ
22:28 hrs IST: Jitu drops to 21st position now.ÂÂ
22:25 hrs IST: Jitu Rai scores 96 in fourth round and currently sits on 12th position.ÂÂ
22:22 hrs IST: The Top 8 will qualify for the finals, which will be held later in the day.ÂÂ
22:17 hrs IST: Brilliant fourth round from Gurpreet. Gets 99 and rises up to 27th position.ÂÂ
22:15 hrs IST: China's Pang Wei strengthens top spot with 99 in third round.ÂÂ
22:12 hrs IST: Jitu Rai climbs to 10th spot after 98 points in third round.ÂÂ
22:06 hrs IST: Gurpreet Singh scores 94, 96 and 93 in his first three series.ÂÂ
22:02 hrs IST: Jitu has begun his 3rd round and currently he sits on 19th position with a total score of 221.ÂÂ
21:57 hrs IST: Jitu Rai has climbed to 8th spot. He has a score of 174 and is yet to finish his second round.ÂÂ
21:54 hrs IST: Jitu has again slipped down to 19th position and is on a score of 144. But things will surely improve.ÂÂ
21:50 hrs IST: Jitu, coming to his own slowly but surely, has climbed up to 11th spot with a score of 116.ÂÂ
21:46 hrs IST: Jitu has now risen to 22nd place with a total score of 96.ÂÂ
21:42 hrs IST: Gurpreet Singh's is placed at 37th with a total score of 132.ÂÂ
21:37 hrs IST: Jitu is underway and has a score of 67 till now. He is in 26th place.ÂÂ
21:33 hrs IST: Portugal's Costa Joao leads shooters in this event with a score of 60-5x.ÂÂ
21:30 hrs IST: The action starts with Jitu Rai and Gurpreet Singh looking to qualify for the finals of men's 10m air pistol event.ÂÂ
21:18 hrs IST: Meanwhile, Indian men's hockey team survives anxious moments to escape with a 3-2 win vs Ireland. Rupinder Pal Singh scored a brace for PR Sreejesh-led India.
20:45 hrs IST: Though the women failed, hopes will be high from Jitu Rai and Gurpreet Singh in the men's 10m air rifle event which will begin in less than an hour
20:42 hrs IST: Hello people. Welcome back to the live blog of shooting.ÂÂ
18:07 hrs IST: We will be back with live action in a while. Till a break till then
18:05 hrs IST: But the good news from today is that rower Dattu Baban Bhokanal qualified for the quarter-finals of men's single sculls
18:02 hrs IST: Now hopes will be high from Jitu Rai and Gurpreet Singh who later in the day take part in men's 10m air rifle event
18:00 hrs IST: Commonwealth Games silver medallist Ayonika Paul ended 43rd out of 51 participants with a score of 407
17: 58 hrs IST: Meanwhile 23-year-old Apurvi could only salvage 34th position with a total score of 411.6
17: 55 hrs IST: China's Du Li achieved an Olympic record by shooting a total score of 420.7 to finish first while German Barbara Engleder (420.3) and Iran's Elaneh Ahmadi (417.8) finished second and third respectively. Five others made it to the finals
17: 53 hrs IST: And that is it! Indian shooters Ayonika and Apurvi have failed to qualify for the finals of the women's 10m air rifle event
17: 49 hrs IST: Only eight will go through to the finals and the Indian shooters look far behind the required mark
17:47 hrs IST: Apurvi and Ayonika ranking 30th and 40th right now midway through the qualifiers and look to be going out!
17: 45 hrs IST: So the women shooters fire 40 shots each divided by four series'.
17: 42 hrs IST: Just the last Series 4 remaining
17: 40 hrs IST: Ayonika shot 102.5 in Series 3.
17:38 hrs IST: Apurvi has finished with a score of 103.3 in Series 3 and is ranking No.20 at present
17: 35 hrs IST: The two Indians are ranking 27th and 34th right now
17: 32 hrs IST: Series 3 is on now! The Indian girls need to really pick themselves up otherwise they look like they are going out of this event
17: 30 hrs IST: Apurvi has finished with a total of 102.7 in Series 2
17: 27 hrs IST: Ayonika has finished Series 2 with a score of 104.5
17: 25 hrs IST: Ayonika and Apurvi are ranking 29 and 31 now, way behind in qualification
17: 20 hrs IST: Series 2 has started and the Indian shooters are ranking in early 20s among the 51 participants
17: 18 hrs IST: Apurvi Chandela finished with a score of 104.2 in Series 1 while Ayonika shot 102
17: 16 hrs IST: Competition looks pretty tough in shooting
17: 13 hrs IST: Meanwhile action continues at the Olympic Shooting Centre in Rio with Apurvi and Ayonika the Indian hopes
17: 11 hrs IST: Dattu clocked seven minutes and 21.67 seconds to cover a distance of 2 km at the Lagoa Stadium!
17: 08 hrs IST: Meanwhile the news comes in that Dattu Baban Bhokanal has qualified for the quarter-finals of men's single sculls rowing!
17: 05 hrs IST: The first round of action has begun
17: 04 hrs IST: There are 49 participants in the category so far
17: 02 hrs IST: First it will be the qualifiers in the category followed by the final at 1900 hours IST
16: 52 hrs IST: The action starts soon with Ayonika Paul and Apurvi Chandela looking to qualify for the finals of the women's 10-metre air rifle event
16: 50 hrs IST: Hello and welcome to the live blog of Rio Olympics on Saturday
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Four Indian shooters - Apurvi Chandela, Ayonika Paul, Jitu Rai and Gurpreet Singh - will start India's campaign at the Olympic Shooting Centre on Saturday. This venue could turn into a goldmine for the Indians, who won two medals - a silver (Vijay Kumar) and a bronze (Gagan Narang) - in London 2012.
Both Apurvi and Ayonika have won international medals in the 10m air rifle category - they finished one-two at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in 2014.
If they can overcome the nerves of competing in their maiden Olympic Games, they can go the distance. Fifty-one shooters will compete at the qualifying rounds. The event starts at 5 PM IST. The finals are from 7 PM IST.
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On current form, India's biggest hope in the shooting range centres around Jitu Rai in the 10m air pistol competition. Forty-six shooters, that includes Jitu's Army teammate Gurpreet Singh -- will be at the qualification round from 9:30 PM IST.
Jitu Rai will carry the hopes of a billion Indians. He was the first Indian to qualify for Rio Olympics 2016 after winning the gold medals at the Commonwealth Games and Asian Games in Incheon in 2014. The finals are past midnight (Sunday in India).
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