Indian shooters failed to impress on the third day of competitions in the 51st Shooting World Championships yesterday. In Granada, Spain, trap ace Manavjit Singh Sandhu missed out on a final berth by a whisker while Rahi Sarnabot and Anisa Sayyed disappointed in women's 25-metre pistol event. Ace marksman Gagan Narang will start in qualification of 50-metre rifle prone event today. Former world champion Manavjit, having produced excellent shooting over the past couple of days, lost in the shoot-out after managing 23 in the last qualification. In women's 25-metre pistol, Rahi proved to be a disappointment as she shot 579 for 21st-place finish in the qualifying, while Anisa was a shade better at 14th with a score of 581. The team of Manavjit, Kynan Chenai and Prithviraj Tondaiman was placed eighth after they totalled 361 in men's trap. The team comprising Anisa, Rahi and Pushpanjali Rana was positioned seventh with a total score of 1728. The juniors, including the likes of Manavaditya Rathore, Abhay Singh Rathore and Adhiraj Rathore, too could not impress. Lucknow boy Jitu Rai had on Tuesday become the first Indian shooter to qualify for the 2016 Rio Olympics after bagging a quota place with an impressive silver medal-finish. The 25-year-old Army marksman, having won back-to-back World Cup and Commonwealth medals this year, bagged the white metal in men's 50-metre pistol event.
News On AIR | September 11, 2014 7:21 AM
Shooting: Manavjit Singh Sandhu misses out on final berth at World Championships