Rio Olympics 2016 Shooting Highlights: Jitu Rai Crashes Out of 50m Pistol, Nanjappa Exits Too

After drawing a blank in the Olympic Shooting Centre so far, India will realistically hope for their first medal at the Rio Olympics 2016 today. Two Indians star shooters - Jitu Rai and Prakash Nanjappa - will be in action in the qualifiers. Catch shooting live scores of Rio Olympics 2016 here. (INDIA'S SCHEDULE | MEDAL TALLY)

19:06 IST: World record holder Jin Jongoh finishes top of the qualifying round with a total score of 567. He had 12 bull's eyes in that round. Wei Pang finishes second with a score of 565, while Han Seung Woo goes through to the final with a score of 562.

19:00 IST: It's all over for Jitu Rai. A 10 from his final shot takes his total score to 554, which isn't enough to take him back up to the top 8. Rai's Olympic dreams are over. Prakash Nanjappa finishes 25th with a total score of 547.

18:58 IST: A terrible 7 sees Jitu Rai slip to 12th. His total score is 544.

18:57 IST: Jitu Rai slips to 7th after a paltry 8 from his 7th shot. He still has three shots left.

18:55 IST: Jin Jingoh, world record holder, has finished his qualifying round with a total score of 567.

18:54 IST: Rai follows up his first three shots with a 10 to climb up to fourth spot.

18:53 IST: Jitu Rai starts Series 6 poorly. He manages 26 in three shots, to take his overall total to 492. 

18:50 IST: Jitu Rai finishes Series 5 with a score of 95. His total score is 466, and is currently placed 5th.

18:50 IST: Meanwhile in archery, Bombayla Devi of India moves into pre-quarters after beating Lin Shih-Chia of Chinese Taipei 6-2.

18:44 IST: Jitu Rai, with 8 bull's eyes (X's), has a total score of 446. He is currently placed 5th. 

18:41 IST: Wei Pang leads the standings with a total of 426 after his fifth shot in Series 5. Jitu Rai, after his third shot in Series 5, has a score of 400.

18:39 IST: Meanwhile, Prakash Nanjappa finishes Series 3 with a score of 91. He is still languishing near the bottom.

18:38 IST: Jitu Rai's first two shots in Series 5 are 9 and 10. His total score is 390.

18:36 IST: Jitu Rai finishes Series 4 with a score of 94. His total score is 371, and is currently placed 7th.

18:31 IST: Jitu Rai comes up with another 10. Can he continue this momentum? He is currently in 6th place.

18:30 IST: A 5th X from Jitu Rai sees him climb back up to the top 10. He follows it up with a 10 to take his total score to 324. It's his fourth series in the qualifying round.

18:27 IST: China's Wei Pang is back to the top of the standings. His total score is 322, and has 7 X's to his credit.

18:23 IST: Jitu Rai had a decent start to Series 3, but a poor end sees him finish with a score of 90. He drops to 10th with a total score of 277. 

18:21 IST: Prakash Nanjappa continues to struggle. He is 41st in the standings, having managed a total of 90 in Series 2. His total score is 191.

18:20 IST: Meanwhile, archer Bombayla Devi of India moves into the 1/16 elimination round after beating Laurence Baldauff of Austria 6-2.

18:15 IST: Jitu Rai drops out of Top 10, but climbs back up immediately to 8th with a 10. His total score is 231.

18:12 IST: Han Seung Woo of South Korea currently leads the standings with a score of 332. He is in Series 4.

18:10 IST: Meanwhile, Prakash Nanjappa, after a dismal score of 85 in Series 1, has managed a total of 39 in Series 2. He is placed 37th at the moment.

18:09 IST: Jitu Rai finishes Series 2 with an X. He is 5th with a total score of 187. His Series 2 score is 95.

18:06 IST: Jitu Rai rises to 5th with another 10. He has shot three consecutive 10s.

18:05 IST: Jitu Rai shoots a 10 to take his Series 2 tally to 56. His total score is 148th, and is currently placed 10th.

17:59 IST: Jitu Rai strikes back with his second X. He follows it up with a 9 to slip to 15th. Nanjappa still in 41st place.

17:57 IST: World record holder and double Olympic champion Jin Jingoh, who is in Series 3, is in third place with a score of 235. He has six X's to his name.

17:55 IST: Wei Pang, who is well into his second series, is leading with a score of 152. He has 5 X's.

17:52 IST: Jitu Rai shoots his first bull's eye (X). He is up to 12th with a score of 92. Rai's first series is over.

17:50 IST: Jitu Rai is presently 16th with a score of 82. Nanjappa is 38th with a total of 61.

17:46 IST: A dismal start by Prakash Nanjappa sees him being currently placed 41st in Series 1 with a score of 31. Jitu Rai, with a score of 64, is 14th. Neither has managed a single bull's eye (X) so far.

17:42 IST: Jitu Rai is 11th with a score of 46. Can he climb up the leaderboard?

17:40 IST: Wei Pang of China leads with a total of 78. He has two bull's eyes (X's) to his credit.

17:38 IST: With 37 from four rounds in Series 1, Jitu Rai is currently placed at 11th. Nanjappa is struggling in 40th position with a total of 15 from two shots.

17:35 IST: Wei Pang of China currently leads the standings with a perfect 50 from four shots.

17:33 IST: The event starts, and Jitu Rai starts off with a 10. He is currently placed second in Series 1.

17:30 IST: Welcome to the live coverage of the men's 50m pistol event.

Jitu Rai will hope to clinch India's first medal at Rio 2016 on Wednesday.

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It will be a day of redemption for Jitu Rai. The Armyman, in his maiden Olympics, was not in top form in the 10m air pistol event on Day 1 of the shooting competition. He finished eighth.

Today, Jitu is expected to shoot with more hope and expectation. The 50m pistol event is his favourite and the 28-year-old won a silver in the Granada world championship in 2014. Jitu is also the Asian Games and Commonwealth Games champion and should be a medal contender.

In Granada, Jitu narrowly missed out on the gold medal to South Korean double Olympic champion and world record holder Jin Jingoh. While Jin shot a total of 192.3 over 20 shots in the finals while Jitu finished with a score of 191.1.

Pang Wei of China, also an Olympic champion, finished third while Hoang Xuan Vinh of Vietnam finished fourth to bag the last Olympic quota on offer.

Prakash Nanjappa (L) will also be in the fray for a medal.

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The field in Rio will be almost similar to Granada. The 41-man field will also see Prakash Nanjappa in action. The 40-year-olf from Bangalore will be shooting in his first Olympics.

Nanjappa earned a quota place for Rio Olympics 2016 after finishing eighth in the finals of 50-metre air pistol event at the 2015 ISSF World Cup in Gabala, Azerbaijan.

Nanjappa clinched a bronze at the 2013 Changwon World Cup and followed it with a bronze and silver at 2014 Asian Games in Incheon and 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, respectively. Ahead of the Summer games, he won a bronze medal in the 2016 World Cup in Korea.