Shooters continue good run
29 July 2014 5:41 AM IST
The 26-year-old Rai, world number 4 in the event, gave ample display of his class by taking the honour in the men’s 50 m pistol event as the Indian shooters continued to dominate the ranges.
Gurpal Singh also took the spotlight with his silver-winning effort in the same event while Narang, taking part for the first time in the 50 m rifle prone event, had to be content with a silver as the shooters did the bulk of the medal shopping during the day.
Meanwhile, senior marksmen Mansher Singh topped the men’s trap qualification while Manavjit Sandhu finished third. The qualification will continue on Tuesday and will be followed by the semifinal, bronze medal playoff and the gold medal contest. Mansher topped the standings with 50 points followed by Australian Michael Diamond on 49. Sandhu was third also on 49 points at the Barry Buddon Shooting Centre.
Another India shooter, Harpreet Singh, topped the qualification Stage 1 of the men’s 25-metre rapid fire pistol event while Olympic silver medallist Vijay Kumar finished fourth. Harpreet, 33, shot a total of 292 points and was followed by Australians Bruce Quick (287) and David Chapman (282) in second and third, respectively. Vijay had to be content with a combined total of 281. The qualification Stage 2 will be held on Tuesday which will be followed by the finals.
Earlier, Rai shot 194.1 to bag his first Commonwealth Games gold on debut while Gurpal had an aggregate of 187.2 to win the silver, his first international medal. Australia’s Daniel Repacholi was third. With the three medals, India’s medal tally from shooting has shot up to 12 (G4, S7, B1), three more than England who have eight, including three gold medals.
However, shooters Shreyasi Singh and Seema Tomar failed to qualify for the women’s trap semifinal, narrowly missing out on the qualification mark. Shreyasi and Seema finished seventh and eighth, respectively, out of 17 contestants as the top-6 made their way into the semis.
Having already clinched the women’s double trap silver, Shreyasi was trying her hand in trap but with a total of 66 points, she failed to qualify. Seema ended with 65 points.
Meanwhile, a lot was expected from shooters Meena Kumari and Lajja Gauswami but they failed to earn a medal from the women’s 50-metre rifle prone finals. Meena and Lajja could only manage to finish sixth and 11th. New Zealander Sally Johnston took home the gold with a total of 620.7 points, closely followed by South Africa’s Esmari van Reenen at 620.1. Local girl Jen Mcintosh clinched the bronze with a tally of 619.5 points.
Gurpal Singh also took the spotlight with his silver-winning effort in the same event while Narang, taking part for the first time in the 50 m rifle prone event, had to be content with a silver as the shooters did the bulk of the medal shopping during the day.
Meanwhile, senior marksmen Mansher Singh topped the men’s trap qualification while Manavjit Sandhu finished third. The qualification will continue on Tuesday and will be followed by the semifinal, bronze medal playoff and the gold medal contest. Mansher topped the standings with 50 points followed by Australian Michael Diamond on 49. Sandhu was third also on 49 points at the Barry Buddon Shooting Centre.
Another India shooter, Harpreet Singh, topped the qualification Stage 1 of the men’s 25-metre rapid fire pistol event while Olympic silver medallist Vijay Kumar finished fourth. Harpreet, 33, shot a total of 292 points and was followed by Australians Bruce Quick (287) and David Chapman (282) in second and third, respectively. Vijay had to be content with a combined total of 281. The qualification Stage 2 will be held on Tuesday which will be followed by the finals.
Earlier, Rai shot 194.1 to bag his first Commonwealth Games gold on debut while Gurpal had an aggregate of 187.2 to win the silver, his first international medal. Australia’s Daniel Repacholi was third. With the three medals, India’s medal tally from shooting has shot up to 12 (G4, S7, B1), three more than England who have eight, including three gold medals.
However, shooters Shreyasi Singh and Seema Tomar failed to qualify for the women’s trap semifinal, narrowly missing out on the qualification mark. Shreyasi and Seema finished seventh and eighth, respectively, out of 17 contestants as the top-6 made their way into the semis.
Having already clinched the women’s double trap silver, Shreyasi was trying her hand in trap but with a total of 66 points, she failed to qualify. Seema ended with 65 points.
Meanwhile, a lot was expected from shooters Meena Kumari and Lajja Gauswami but they failed to earn a medal from the women’s 50-metre rifle prone finals. Meena and Lajja could only manage to finish sixth and 11th. New Zealander Sally Johnston took home the gold with a total of 620.7 points, closely followed by South Africa’s Esmari van Reenen at 620.1. Local girl Jen Mcintosh clinched the bronze with a tally of 619.5 points.
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