In a closely contested qualification round for the 10m air rifle mixed team event at the Paris Olympics, Indian shooters faced disappointment. The duo of Ramita Jindal and Arjun Babuta finished sixth with a total score of 628.7. Their performance was commendable, but it fell short of securing a spot in the medal round.
Disappointment for Indian Shooters at Paris Olympics
Another Indian pair, Elavenil Valarivan and Sandeep Singh ended up in 12th place with an aggregate score of 626.3. Despite their efforts, they missed the cut-off for the medal round by a narrow margin.
Ramita and Arjun were tantalizingly close to making it to the top four. With just three shots remaining, they were placed fifth, but unfortunately, they fell 1.0 point short of the medal round.
Shooting: Indian Shooters Sarabjot Singh & Arjun Singh Cheema failed to qualify for the Men's 10m air pistol qualification event.
Sarabjot Singh – 9th position with 577 points.
Arjun Singh Cheema – 18th position with 574 points.#Paris2024 #Cheer4Bharat #Olympics #Shooting pic.twitter.com/CMKEZs6YbN— Doordarshan Sports (@ddsportschannel) July 27, 2024
Shooters from China (first), Korea (second), and Kazakhstan (third) dominated the qualifications. To enter the medal matches, a team needed to break into the top four.
Earlier in the day, Indian rower, Balraj Panwar’s valiant efforts went in vain as he finished fourth in the in the heats of the men’s single Sculls event. He clocked 7:07.11s, thus falling behind New Zealand’s Thomas Mackintosh (6:55.92), Stefanos Ntouskos (7:01.79) and Abdelkhalek Elbanna (7:05.06). He will, however, get a second chance when he competes in the repechage round on Sunday to advance to the semifinals or finals.
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