Now, Manu, Anish miss the target

Changwon , April 26

Indian shooters, including Commonwealth Games gold medallists Heena Sidhu, Manu Bhaker and Anish Bhanwala, could not make the finals of their respective events on the fourth day of the ISSF World Cup here on Wednesday. India have so far won just one silver medal, courtesy Shahzar Rizvi in the men’s 10m air pistol.
In the women’s 10m air pistol, Heena was the best-placed Indian at the 14th spot with a score of 574. Mahima Turhi Agarwal and Manu Bhaker shot an identical 571 to be placed 27th and 30th, respectively. Belarus’ Victoria Chaika won the event.
In the men’s 25m rapid fire pistol event, both Neeraj Kumar and Anish had a better outing than the first qualification day, their scores of 579 and 578 giving them the 13th and 16th positions, respectively. Korea’s Junhong Kim, a former world champion, won the host country’s first gold of the competition with a world record score of 38 out of 50 in the finals.
In the mixed trap team event, the Indian pair of Manavjit Sandhu and Shreyasi Singh came close to qualifying for the finals, but eventually finished 10th with a combined total of 139 out of 150. India’s second team in the event, comprising Kynan Chenai and Seema Tomar, shot 134 to finish 21st in the field of 39 teams.

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