Vitalina wins air pistol gold for ROC as Manu, Yashaswini bow out in qualification
Sun, Jul 25 2021 09:18:38 AM
Tokyo, Jul 25 (IANS): Vitalina Batsarashkina, representing the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) team since Russia is banned, won the women s 10m air pistol gold with an Olympic record of 240.3 points, even as Indian shooters Manu Bhaker and Yashaswini Singh Deswal failed to qualify for the finals, finishing 12th and 13th respectively on the second day of the Olympic Games here on Sunday.
Veteran Antoaneta Kostadinova of Bulgaria, who held a 0.9-point advantage before the two final shots, had to settle for the silver, scoring a sub-par 9.0 points in her last shot. China s Jiang Ranxin took the bronze.
Manu Bhaker, Yashaswini Deswal crash out in 10m air pistol qualification
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Tokyo, July 25 : India s 10m air pistol sensation Manu Bhaker and Yashaswini Singh Deswal failed to qualify for the final, finishing 12th and 13th respectively on the second day of the Olympic Games at the Asaka Shooting Range here on Sunday.
While the 19-year-old Manu had a qualification score of 575/600, the 24-year-old Yashaswini scored 574.
Ranxin Jian of China topped the qualification round with a score of 587.
The Jhajjar-born Manu looked in great touch in the first series, shooting a superb 98, but a weapon malfunction in the second series which cost her five minutes - broke her rhythm and she had a poor second series of 95.
Batsarashkina backs up silver in Rio with gold in Tokyo
By JOHN MARSHALLJuly 25, 2021 GMT
A new era in shooting may be taking off with Vitalina Batsarashkina’s second straight medal.
Batsarashkina won gold in women’s 10-meter air pistol at the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday, shortly after Salukvadze said she will not return for a 10th Olympics.
William Shaner added to the United States’ second-day haul at the Tokyo Games, winning the men’s 10-meter air rifle with an Olympic-record 251.6 points.
Batsarashkina just missed gold at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games and followed through in Tokyo, shooting an Olympic-record 240.3 points to finish 0.9 ahead of Bulgaria’s Antoaneta Kostadinova.
2021/07/25 15:16 Silver medalist Antoaneta Kostadinova, left, of Bulgaria, applauds with gold medalist Vitalina Batsarashkina, of the Russian Olympic Committee, and br. Silver medalist Antoaneta Kostadinova, left, of Bulgaria, applauds with gold medalist Vitalina Batsarashkina, of the Russian Olympic Committee, and bronze medalist Jiang Ranxin, of China, after the women s 10-meter air pistol at the Asaka Shooting Range in the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 25, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) Nino Salukvadze, of Georgia, competes in the women s 10-meter air pistol at the Asaka Shooting Range in the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 25, 202. Nino Salukvadze, of Georgia, competes in the women s 10-meter air pistol at the Asaka Shooting Range in the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 25, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Deepak Kumar Score after Series 6 – 624.7
TOP SHOOTER after SERIES 6 Qualifications –
China’s Yang Horan with 632.5
Tokyo Olympics LIVE – Deepak, Divyansh Crashes Out from Men’s 10M Air Rifle Qualifications: One can just imagine how disastrous the Indian performance was. Shooting is the game which is decided on decimal points & here Indian shooters were behind by almost 8-10 full points against the top shooters.
Earlier in the morning Manu Bhaker & Yashaswini Deswal failed to make it to the final of 10 M Air Pistol.
Tokyo Olympics live: Weapon malfunction proves costly, Manu Bhaker & Yashaswini Deswal fails to make to finals 10 M Air Pistol