Tokyo Olympics: Shooting LIVE Day 4, July 27 - India seeks reward in Mixed 10m Air Rifle - Updates, Scores, Result, Blog

Verma-Deswal start off with a 9 each

Yashaswini Deswal and Abhishek Verma have started their day off with a 9 pointer each.

Saurabh-Manu in Firing Range 27 and 28

Saurabh Chaudhary and Manu Bhaker will be going about their business in Firing Range number 27 and 28, while Abhishek Verma and Yashaswini Deswal will be in number 33 and 34.

Mixed 10m Air Pistol Qualification Rules - EXPLAINED

The Qualification Round of Mixed 10m Air Pistol will be held across two stages.

The First Stage will have all the 20 teams in action, with each team or pair getting 60 shots - 6 series of 10 shots each. This means that each shooter will have 3 series of 10 shots each to prove their worth.

The top eight will then move to the Qualification Stage 2, wherein each team or pair will get 40 shots - 4 series of 10 shots each, meaning that every shooter in contention will get to shoot 2 series of 10 shots each.

The top 4 from here move to the medal matches - Top 2 into the Gold Medal Match and the third and fourth positioned teams into the Bronze medal match. 

The Mixed 10m Air Pistol up first

The Mixed 10m Air Pistol will be the first event of the day for India. Two pairs - Saurabh Chaudhary-Manu Bhaker and Abhishek Verma-Yashaswini Deswal will be in action for India in this event at the Asaka Shooting Range.

There is a lot said and written about the Chaudhary-Bhaker pair, thanks to their performance. While, Verma-Deswal have been kind of flown under the radar.

Can they perform up to their potential and give India a shot at 2 medals in the very first event of the day?

BIG DAY for INDIAN SHOOTING

Goood Morningggg and a very warm welcome to our coverage of Shooting from the Day 4 of the Tokyo Olympics. It is a very big day for India, and there is a lot at stake today.

The Indian shooters have so far been disappointing in their individual events, but today they team up with each other for the Mixed 10m Air Pistol and Mixed 10m Air Rifle events. 

Can they shrug off the disappointment they have endured over the past couple of days and script a comeback? Stay tuned to find out!