Indian Shooters Fused
- 25-Jul-2021
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Indian shooters failed on the first day of their competition in the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday. Saurabh Chaudhary’s failure to win a medal after topping the qualifications.
Chaudhary could not replicate the form he displayed in the qualifications to finish seventh in the men’s 10m air pistol final.
His roommate and friend Abhishek Verma could not make the eight-man finals, settling for the 17th place with 575 in the event that was considered one of India’s best bets for a podium finish.
In the women’s 10m air rifle event, first-timer Elavenil Valarivan and Apurvi Chandela, too, failed to qualify for the finals, finishing 16th and 36th respectively, at the Akasa Range.
Verma was also in contention to make the cut after staging an excellent rally, but two 8s in the final series dashed his hopes.
