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Tokyo Olympics: Shooting LIVE Day 4, July 27 - India seeks reward in Mixed 10m Air Rifle - Updates, Scores, Result, Blog
The Mixed Pistol pair of Saurabh Chaudhary-Manu Bhaker and Abhishek Verma-Yashaswini Deswal in action. Follow us for all the LIVE updates.
Elavenil and Divyansh (Source: NRAI)
It was one of the most disappointing days for the Indian campaign at the Tokyo Olympics. After the Mixed 10m Air Pistol pair of Saurabh Chaudhary-Manu Bhaker and Abhishek Verma-Yashaswini Deswal fail to impress, the Mixed 10m Air Rifle pairs of Divyansh Panwar-Elavenil Valarivan and Anjum Moudgil-Deepak Kumar looked completely off-colour and failed to reach the qualifying stage 2.
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Live Updates
- 27 July 2021 12:46 AM GMT
5 of the 6 Pistol individual medallists in contention
5 of the total 6 Pistol shooters who finished at the podium in their Individual 10m Air Pistol events are still in contention in the Mixed 10m Air Pistol as well. The only one to miss out is Bulgaria's Kostadinova Antoaneta, who had clinched the silver in Women's event.
- 27 July 2021 12:41 AM GMT
The Second Qualification Stage in a bit
The second qualification stage will go live in a bit at the Asaka Shooting Range. Stay tuned, as they will not be any LIVE telecast of the Stage 2 as well!
- 27 July 2021 12:37 AM GMT
50% shots below 10 for Verma-Deswal
Out of the total 60 shots a team gets, the pair of Abhishek Verma and Yashaswini Deswal shoots below 10 a whopping 30 times; including a 7 and multiple 8s.
THIS IS JUST NOT ACCEPTABLE at a stage as big as the OLYMPICS.
- 27 July 2021 12:33 AM GMT
FAREWELL, Verma-Deswal
That's all we will have of Abhishek Verma and Yashaswini Deswal in the Mixed 10m Air Pistol Event, or rather even in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
The duo ends a disappointing 17th to be KNOCKED OUT.
- 27 July 2021 12:31 AM GMT
Saurabh Chaudhary-Manu Bhaker top the field
A tad bit inconsistent from Manu Bhaker, but Saurabh Chaudhary has ensured that they finish the qualification round 1 at the leaders of the field.
- 27 July 2021 12:29 AM GMT
Saurabh Chaudhary ends with 296
Saurabh Chaudhary ends with a score of 296 out of a possible 300. AMAZING from the Merrut lad.
- 27 July 2021 12:28 AM GMT
581 is the score to beat
581 pretty much seems to be the score to beat for Saurabh Chaudary and Manu Bhaker, in order to finish at the Qualification round 1 at the first position.
- 27 July 2021 12:26 AM GMT
Saurabh-Manu continue to boss along
Saurabh and Manu's scores have dipped by a bit over the past few minutes, but the youngsters continue to boss this field at the Asaka Shooting Range.
- 27 July 2021 12:24 AM GMT
GETTING TOUGHER by the minute for Verma-Deswal
It is getting tougher with each passing minute for the pair of Abhishek Verma and Yashaswini Deswal. At the moment they are ranked a lowly 16th and might not even move to the next stage, it seems.
- 27 July 2021 12:22 AM GMT
A string of 9s for Manu Bhaker
Manu Bhaker has shot five consecutive 9s right now. Nothing to worry as of now, but this might get ugly if she continues to spiral down.
