Rio Olympics 2016 Shooting Highlights: Mairaj Khan Crashes Out, Gurpreet Singh Exits Too
Mairaj Khan and Gurpreet Singh both bowed out of the men's skeet and men's 25m rapid fire pistol events, respectively, after failing to make the cut from their qualification rounds on Saturday. Catch shooting highlights here.
India's disappointing campaign in shooting at the Rio Olympics continued on Saturday, as Mairaj Khan and Gurpreet Singh both failed to progress from the qualifying rounds of their respective events. Mairaj lost in a shoot-off in the men's skeet event, while Gurpreet finished out of the qualifying positions. Catch shooting highlights here. (MEDAL TALLY | SCHEDULE)
21:50 IST: That's it from us for today. Do stay with is for the live coverage of Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna's tennis mixed doubles semifinal match against USA's Venus Williams and Rajeev Ram.
21:39 IST: Mairaj has dropped to 9th with a +3 in the shoot-off. He has failed to qualify for the semifinals.
21:30 IST: The shoot-off has begun in Rio. Can Mairaj Khan make it to the semifinals?
21:05 IST: We are still awaiting official word on the timing for Mairaj Khan's shootoff. It is likely to start shortly.
20:45 IST: So it will be a shoot-off between Mairaj Khan and four other shooters tied with him to decide the two remaining semifinal spots.
20:18 IST: Mairaj Khan could be involved in a shoot-off for deciding the 5th and 6th spots in the qualifications. It is going to be a tense few minutes for the Indian shooter now.
Likely shoot off for Mairaj for a final spot.
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19:55 IST: With other shooters yet to complete their rounds, Mairaj Khan now faces a nervous wait to know whether he has qualified for the semifinals.
19:48 IST: Mairaj Khan jumps to 5th with a score of 24 in Round 5. His overall total is 121.
19:47 IST: 22 from Mairaj in Round 5 so far. His total is 119.
19:43 IST: Mairaj Khan has scored 18 in his last round so far. He stays at 7th with a score of 115.
19:39 IST: Mairaj Khan, with a score of 110, is currently 7th. Can he make it to the semifinals?
19:30 IST: Mairaj Ahmad Khan has begun his final round. He is currently 7th with a score of 100.
19:15 IST: Gurpreet Singh has bowed out of the men's 25m rapid fire pistol event by a whisker. He finishes 7th in qualification with a score of 581. Only the top 6 go to the final.
19:01 IST: Meanwhile, the Indian hockey team is down 5-0 to Argentina in Quarter 2 of their Group B match.
18:51 IST: Gurpreet Singh's 581 may not be enough to see him qualify to the final. Only the top 6 will qualify, and five shooters have already finished with higher scores than him.
18:50 IST: Meanwhile in women's hockey, India have conceded a goal to Argentina in the second quarter, and are trailing 1-0.
18:43 IST: Gurpreet Singh finishes with a 97 in his final series. He is in 8th place with a score of 581, but other shooters haven't finished yet. It remains to be seen whether he has qualified or not.
18:38 IST: Gurpreet Singh shoots 98 in his penultimate series. He climes up to 8th with a score of 484.
18:30 IST: Gurpreet Singh has started well with a score of 97 from his first series in Day 2 of men's 25m rapid fire qualification. He is 9th with a score of 386.
18:18 IST: Gurpreet Singh is yet to shoot in his fourth series in men's 25m rapid fire pistol. In skeet, meanwhile, Mairaj Ahmad Khan has scored 25 in Round 4. He climbs to the 6th place with an overall total of 97.
18:11 IST: Mairaj has added five more to his total. He has a score of 86, and stays 7th in the leaderboard.
18:06 IST: With a score of 9 on Day 2, Mairaj has taken his overall total to 81, and is currently 7th in the standings.
18:00 IST: Mairaj Ahmad Khan will shortly be in action in men's skeet qualification Day 2. He stands a good chance of making the cut to the semifinals.
17:45 IST: Gurpreet Singh is yet to begin his first series of the day. He is currently placed 9th. Can he climb up the leaderboard?
17:25 IST: Hello and welcome to the live coverage of shooting at Rio Olympics 2016. India's Gurpreet Singh will be in action in men's 25m rapid fire pistol qualifying stage 2 shortly.
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India are without a medal so far. In London Olympics 2012, India had won two medals. Can the Indians end with a bang?
At 5:30 PM IST, Gurpreet Singh will start stage 2 of the 25m rapid fire qualifiers at 10th position. He ended Day 1 on Friday with 289. There are four shooters on 290 and with a little more focus today, Singh can make the cut.
Germany's Christian Reitz, who holds the world record in the event, leads with a score of 296. Interestingly, the Olympic champion Alexei Klimov of Russia is at 11th position. Klimov also holds the Olympic record of 592 scored in London 2012.
Mairaj Ahmad Khan will head India's challenge on Day 2 of the skeet qualifiers, starting at 6 PM IST. He will also start in the 10th position with a score of 72. He is also not far off the leaderboard where Sweden's Marcus Svensson is in No. 1 position with 75.
Finals of both the 25m rapid fire and skeet events will be held on Saturday evening. While the 25m rapid fire finals start from 9 PM IST, the final rounds of the skeet event begins 11:30 PM IST with the gold medal round scheduled at 11:55 PM IST.