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Tokyo Olympics: Shooting LIVE Day 2, July 25 — Angad 11th, Mairaj 25th in Skeet — Updates, score, results, blog
Mairaj Khan and Angad Bajwa are competing in Round 3 of Men's Skeet qualification Day 1. Follow LIVE updates.
Angad Bajwa and Mairaj Khan (Source: Times of India)
Welcome to The Bridge's LIVE blog for Shooting on Day 2 of the Tokyo Olympics.
After the disappointment of Women's 10m Air Pistol early in the morning, the Indian Men's 10m Air Rifle shooters failed to impress as well as they failed to qualify for the final.
Deepak Kumar was the better of the two Indian rifle shooters in the day, finishing 26th with 624.7 points. Divyansh Panwar, on the other hand, ended at 32nd spot with 622.8.
The Men's Skeet qualification Day 1 is underway currently with Angad Bajwa and Mairaj Khan were in action. While Angad ended the day in a respectable 11th position, Mairaj slipped up after starting the day strongly and ended at the 25th spot.
Live Updates
- 25 July 2021 12:10 AM GMT
Yashaswini struggling
Unlike her counterpart, Yashaswini has not had a great start. She will have to get her act right quickly.
- 25 July 2021 12:06 AM GMT
Manu starts off well
Manu Bhaker has started off well with three 10s in her first three shots.
- 25 July 2021 12:03 AM GMT
We are Underway
The Women's 10m Pistol shooting qualification round is underway at the Asaka Shooting Range. Manu Bhaker starts with a 10, Deswal with 9.
- 25 July 2021 12:01 AM GMT
Mandatory Update
There will be no telecast of the qualification round on any platform. Stay tuned with The Bridge for all the latest updates.
- 24 July 2021 11:53 PM GMT
Women's 10m Air Pistol Qualification Rules - Explained
The rules of Women's 10m Air Pistol's qualification round is simple. Each shooter will get to shoot six series of ten shots each from a 10m distance and the top eight qualifies for the final, while the remaining end their Olympic campaign in this event then and there.
- 24 July 2021 11:49 PM GMT
Manu Bhaker-Yashaswini Deswal to start the Indian proceedings
The women's pistol shooting duo of Manu Bhaker and Yashaswini Deswal will start the Indian proceedings with their qualification round of 10m Air Pistol today.
The Indian youngsters have performed well over the past few years, but will not have it easy by any means today. They will have to face stiff challenges from the 2016 Rio de Janeiro silver and bronze medallists Vitalina Batsarashkina and Anna Korakaki respectively. Hailing from Greece, Korakaki also holds the current World Qualification Record with a score of 587 points.
Manu Bhaker's Personal Best stands at 584, while Deswal's is 582.
Manu Bhaker and Yashaswini Deswal (NRAI) - 24 July 2021 11:41 PM GMT
Gooood Morning!
Yesterday was a disappointing day for the Indian shooting. Out of the four shooters who were representing the country, only one - Saurabh Chaudhary, could qualify for the final. The final did not really matter either as the 19-year-old crumbled under pressure to finish seventh at the Olympics.
Today we will have six shooters in action - Manu Bhaker, Yashaswini Deswal, Angad Bajwa, Mairaj Khan, Divyansh Panwar and Deepak Kumar.
Here's a highly nervous me kickstarting the day, hoping for a better performance from the Indian shooters.
Welcome to the Day 2 of our coverage of Shooting from the Tokyo Olympics. Stay back and enjoy the fast LIVE updates, from all the three events India will be competing in at the Asaka Shooting Range today.
