Rio Olympics, Shooting: Jitu Rai Crashes Out of 10-Metre Air Pistol Finals, Finishes 8th
Jitu Rai could only manage a score of 78.7 in the finals of the 10-metre air pistol finals at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games
Highlights
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Jitu Rai finished 8th in the finals of the 10m air pistol event
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Jitu was the first shooter to be eliminated from the finals
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Jitu could only manage a score of 78.7, which put him in last place
Leading medal hope in shooting, Jitu Rai, failed in his quest to give India their first medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics, after finishing a disappointing eighth in the finals of the 10-metre air pistol event on Saturday.
Jitu, who was the first Indian to qualify for 2016 Rio Games after winning the gold medals at the Commonwealth Games and Asian Games in Incheon in 2014, could only manage a score of 78.7 in the finals.
The Indian shooter was the first one to be eliminated from the 10-metre air pistol finals.
Earlier in the day, Jitu had reached the finals of the event by finishing sixth out of 46 competitors in the qualifying event.
The other Indian in the fray Gurpreet Singh crashed out finishing 20th with a score of 576.
Jitu fired his way to 580 points with sequence of 96 in the first two series followed by 98, 96, 96 and 98. He shot 22 X.
Italian Guiseppe Giardano shot the same but had 24 X which gave him the fifth position.
China's Pang Wei returned 590, six better than the second placed Jin Jongoh of Korea in the qualifying event.
(With PTI Inputs)
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