Shooting at Paris 2024

1. People's Republic of China - 10 Medals (5 Gold, 2 Silver, 3 Bronze)

2. Republic of Korea - 6 Medals (3 Gold, 3 Silver, 0 Bronze)

3. United States of America - 5 Medals (1 Gold, 3 Silver, 1 Bronze)

4. Italy - 4 Medals (1 Gold, 2 Silver, 1 Bronze)

5. Great Britain - 2 Medals (1 Gold, 1 Silver, 0 Bronze)

6. Guatemala - 2 Medals (1 Gold, 0 Silver, 1 Bronze)

7. Switzerland - 2 Medals (1 Gold, 0 Silver, 1 Bronze)

8. Chile - 1 Medal (1 Gold, 0 Silver, 0 Bronze)

9. Serbia - 1 Medal (1 Gold, 0 Silver, 0 Bronze)

- . India - 3 Medals (0 Gold, 0 Silver, 3 Bronze)

MEDAL CLASSIFICATIONS

GOLD | ITA - Diana Bacosi, Gabriele Rosetti

SILVER | USA - Austin Jewell Smith, Vincent Hancoc

BRONZE | CHN - Jiang Yiting, Jianlin Lyu

Meanwhile, in the gold medal match, Italy emerged triumphant 45-44 over the United States of America. Austen Jewell Smith missed three of her shots which was enough for the Italians to capitalize on.

Set 1 score: ITA 8-7 USA

Set 2 score: ITA 8-8 USA

Set 3 score: ITA 7-7 USA

Set 4 score: ITA 8-7 USA

Set 5 score: ITA 7-7 USA

Set 6 score: ITA 7-8 USA

FINAL SCORE: ITA 45-44 USA

India fall agonizingly short of a fourth shooting bronze at Olympics 2024.

The Chinese walked in as the favourites but gave the Indians chances, as Jiang missed three shots in one series itself. However, Lyu sensationally delivered a perfect match while the Indians faltered regularly early on and thus even three perfect sets of eight in the end did not prove enough to claim the bronze.

SET 6 RESULTS

Team India - 8

Anantjeet Singh Naruka (M) - oooo

Maheshwari Chauhan (F) - oooo

Team China - 8

Jianlin Lyu (M) - oooo

Yiting Jian (F) - oooo

Lyu still yet to miss with just two shots remaining.

HE FINISHES WITH AN INCREDULOUS 24/24!!!

Jiang can win the Bronze for China here.

Hits the first two.

Two more and the Bronze is confirmed.

SHE DELIVERS UNDER PRESSURE, CHINA DEFEAT INDIA FOR THE BRONZE!!!

Onto the final station now. India NEED to get an EIGHT here.

NARUKA HITS ALL FOUR AGAIN!!!

HIS FOURTH PERFECT SET ON THE TROT!!!

The gun is on Maheshwari's shoulders now, metaphorically and literally.

She hits the first two.

AND THE NEXT TWO!!!

ONLY A PERFECT ROUND FOR CHINA WILL HAND THEM THE BRONZE!!!

SET 5 RESULTS

Team India - 8

Anantjeet Singh Naruka (M) - oooo

Maheshwari Chauhan (F) - oooo

Team China - 8

Jianlin Lyu (M) - oooo

Yiting Jian (F) - oooo

SET 4 RESULTS

Team India - 8

Anantjeet Singh Naruka (M) - oooo

Maheshwari Chauhan (F) - oooo

Team China - 8

Jianlin Lyu (M) - oooo

Yiting Jian (F) - oooo

Naruka is perfect for the third time on thre trot!!!

Maheshwari gets her first two.

AND INDIA GO 8/8 FROM THE STATION TO KEEP THE HEAT ON CHINA!!!

LYU HITS ALL FOUR AGAIN!!!

JIANG DOES THE SAME!!!

PRESSURE ON INDIA!!!

Lyu has the floor.

He hits his first two AGAIN.

AND MAINTAINS THE RIDICULOUS PERFECT RECORD!!!

JIANG HITS HER FIRST TWO ALSO!!!She can claim the set here with a perfect round.

AS SHE DOES, CHINA TAKE THE SET 8-7 AND LEAD THE MATCH BY ONE!!!

Naruka on the mark again.

Begins with two shots on target.

AND HITS THE NEXT TWO ALSO TO GET ANOTHER 4/4!!!

Onto Maheshwari now.

Hits her first two.

MISSER HER LAST ONE AGAIN, INDIA FINISH THE SET ON SEVEN!!!

SET 3 RESULTS

Team India - 7

Anantjeet Singh Naruka (M) - oooo

Maheshwari Chauhan (F) - ooox

Team China - 7

Jianlin Lyu (M) - oooo

Yiting Jian (F) - ooox

Anantjeet is on the mark.

Hits both his first two shots for the first time this match.

AND DELIVERS WITH A 4/4 UNDER PRESSURE!!!

MAHESHWARI CAN TAKE THE SET FOR INDIA WITH A REPEAT OF THE SAME!!!

SHE GETS THE FIRST TWO SHOTS TO LAND!!!

AH, SHE MISSES HER LAST ONE!!! THE SET IS TIED AT SEVEN EACH!!!

Lyu up first again from the third position.

He keeps his perfect record going with two more hits!!!

AND IT IS 12/12 IN THIS MATCH SO FAR!!!

JIANG BEGINS WITH 2/2.

MISSES HER LAST ONE, CHINA FINISH WTIH 7/8!!!

SET 2 RESULTS

Team India - 6

Anantjeet Singh Naruka (M) - oxoo

Maheshwari Chauhan (F) - ooox

Team China - 5

Jianlin Lyu (M) - oooo

Yiting Jian (F) - xoxx

Lyu nhots both his first attempts.

And finishes set two with a flawless 4/4!!!

Jiang just needs three shots to seal the set.

SHE HAS MISSED ONE!!!

India have an opening. 

JIANG MISSES BOTH, INDIA TAKE THE SECOND SET TO EQUALIZE!!!

Now India will shoot first fromn the second position.

Anantjeet is on the mark.

He misses the second one again.

But strikes the next two!!!

Maheshwari needs to deliver with another four.

She stays on course with her first two shots.

BUT MISSES HER LAST ONE!!!

INDIA FINISH WITH 6/8!!!

SET 1 RESULTS

Team India - 7

Anantjeet Singh Naruka (M) - oxoo

Maheshwari Chauhan (F) - oooo

Team China - 8

Jianlin Lyu (M) - oooo

Yiting Jian (F) - oooo

India have to e perfect to take the first set.

NARUKA MISSES HIS SECOND SET, CHINA ALREADY HAVE THE SET!!!

Naruka makes it 3/4 though.

Now the consolation round from Chauhan.

She startrs strong with both her first shots hitting the flying targets.

INDIA FINISH WITH 7/8!!!

Lyu will get us underway with a series of four shots. He is on the mark.

The Chinese hits the first two!!! AND GETS ALL FOUR!!!

Now Jiang. She hits both her first shots as well.

CHINA GET A PERFECT SCORE OF 8 IN THE FIRST SET!!! 

We are about to get underway. Both Indians are medalists are at the Asian Skeet Championships but up against them are Jianlin Lyu, the reigning World Champion, and Yiting Jian, the reigning Asian Games Champions

This in no way, shape or form will be striaghtforward for the Indians here. If anything, the two first-time Olympians are the firm underdogs.

The format for the match is as follows: there are five sets of eight shots each, across five different positions. The male shooter gets four shot as does the female shooter. 

Whichever team has the higher score after the eight-shot set gets two points. One point each for the two teams if the score are equal. First team to win three sets, or rather get to six set points, takes the match. If at the end of five sets the scores are tied 5-5, we go into a shoot off.

Team India

Anantjeet Singh Naruka (M)

Maheshwari Chauhan (F)

Team China

Jianlin Lyu (M)

Yiting Jian (F)

FINAL CLASSIFICATION

1. Italy 1 (ITA) - 149 [Qualify for Gold match]

2. United States of America 1 - 148 [Qualify for Gold match]

3. People's Republic of China - 146 [Qualify for Bronze match]

4. India - 146 [Qualify for Bronze match]

5. Italy 2 - 144

6. United States of America 2 - 144

7. Republic of Korea - 144

8. Czechia - 143

9. France - 143

10. Germany - 142

11. Australia - 141

12. Kazakhstan - 140

T13. Greece - 139

T13. Peru - 139

15. Sweden - 136

INDIA QUALIFY FOR THE BRONZE MEDAL MATCH!!!

Maheshwari Chauhan shot an outstanding 74 across his three rounds while Anantjeet Singh Naruka also missed just three shots to score a commendable 72!!! Their total of 146 was enough to finish fourth!!!

They will now take on China at 6:30 PM IST to add a fourth shooting Bronze medal to their tally in Paris 2024!!!

FINAL CLASSIFICATION

1. Li Yuehong (CHN) - 588-30x [Q]

2. Wang Xinjie (CHN) - 587-24x [Q]

3. Pavlo Korostylov (UKR) - 587-17x [Q]

4. Yeongjae Cho (KOR) - 586-22x [Q]

5. Massimo Spinella (ITA) - 586-19x [Q]

6. Florian Peter (GER) - 585-27x [Q]

7. Clement Bessaguet (FRA) - 585-17x [Q]

8. Maksym Horodynets (UKR) - 584-14x [Q]

9. Vijayveer Sidhu (IND) - 583-26x

13. Anish (IND) - 582-22x

A poor final round for Vijayveer and Anish ends their campaigns agonizingly short.

Both the Indians were right on course until their final 10 shots. Vijayveer had shot a 100 and 98 to begin stage two. Anish was only slightly off with 99 and 97. But a 92 in the final round for the former and a 93 for Anish means they end up NINTH and THIRTEENTH respectively.

UPDATE

Chauhan Maheshwari kept herself in the hunt with a perfect score of 25 in round 4 but a subpar 22 to cap off her effort meant the Indian finished in 14th. Raiza Dhillon, meanwhile, shot decently with rounds of 23 and 24 but her poor showing across the first three rounds on day one had already practically sealed her elimination.

FINAL CLASSIFICATION

1. Austen Jewell Smith (USA) - 122 (SO:+14) [Q]

2. Amber Jo Rutter (GBR) - 122 (SO:+13) [Q]

3. Emmanouela Katzouraki (GRE) - 122 (SO:+1) [Q]

4. Vanesa Hockova (SVK) - 121 [Q]

5. Francisca Crovetto Chadid (CHI) - 120 (SO:+8) [Q]

6. Danka Bartekova (SVK) - 120 (SO:+7+2) [Q]

An excellent 295 in relay two from Ukraine's Maksym Horodynets to lead the field now. It only takes his total to 584 though, that might give him an outside chance of qualification.

The first relay in stage two is done.

Czechia's Matej Rampula scored the highest with 293, and now leads the field temporarily with a total of 581. That would nowhere near be enough though to make it into the top eight.

Both Vijayveer and Anish are in relay four for the second stage due to their impressive showings in the first, where they finished tied third. They need to stay on the mark for the upcoming 30 shots to continue their quest for a medal.

Reminder: Top eight after stage two qualify for the medal event. Rest go home.

That is the end of the Stage 1. Stage 2 will begin at 4:30 IST. Do join us for that.

LIVE CLASSIFICATION

1. Yeongjae Cho (KOR) - 297

2. Yuehong Li (CHN) - 294

3. Vijayveer Sidhu (IND) - 293

4. Anish Anish (IND) - 293

5. Pavlo Korostylov (UKR) - 293

6. Ghulam Mustafa Bashir (PAK) - 292

7. Jong-Ho Song (KOR) - 292

8. Florian Peter (GER) - 292

9. Christian Reitz (GER) - 291

10. Jean Quiquampoix (FRA) - 290

11. Jorge Alvarez (CUB) - 290

12. Ruslan Lunev (AZE) - 289

12. Peeter Olesk (EST) - 289

14. Riccardo Mazzetti (ITA) - 289

15. Keith Sanderson (USA) - 289

We are done with the first rapid relay already. Vijayveer fared admirably with his 30 shots, managing scores of 98, 98, and 97 to be placed third at the moment. A long way to go though. 

LIVE CLASSIFICATION AFTER RELAY 1

1. Yeongjae Cho (KOR) - 297-14x

2. Yuehong Li (CHN) - 294-16x

3. Vijayveer Sidhu (IND) - 293-14x

4. Ghulam Mustafa Bashir (PAK) - 292-12x

5. Florian Peter (GER) - 292-11x

6. Maksym Horodynets (UKR) - 289-2x

7. Matej Rampula (CZE) - 288-9x

8. Dai Yoshioka (JPN) - 284-5x

The last event of a busy week of shooting is finally here. Vijayveer Sidhu and Anish are the two Indian hopes competing in the 25m Pistol with ambitions of adding a third medal from the discipline to India's tally.

Unlike the women's event, there is no precision phase in this format: just two rapid phases of 30 shots each. Shooters get eight seconds for each of the first ten shots, six for the next ten, and four for the final ten. And then rinse and repeat for the next stage of 30 shots. 

The other difference is that there are four sets of shooters instead of just two but that is just a logistical detail. Vijayveer has been placed in the first relay and Anish in the third.

The last event of a busy week of shooting is finally here. Vijayveer Sidhu and Anish are the two Indian hopes competing in the 25m Pistol with ambitions of adding a third medal from the discipline to India's tally.

The format is the same as the women's: two phases of 30 shots each -- first the rapid and then the precision. The only difference is the event is being across four sets instead of just two but that is just a logistical detail. Vijayveer has been placed in the first relay and Anish in the third.

UPDATE

Better news from the women's event though. Maheshwari Chauhan started the day decently with 23 points in round one and then two impressive 24-point rounds saw her end the day in eighth, just three boints behind the lead and one off a qualification spot. She is two good rounds away tomorrow from making it to the medal event.

Raiza Dhillon, meanwhile, did not manage to fare as well. She shot 21, 22, and 23 in the three rounds to end the day in 25th.

CLASSIFICATIONS AFTER THREE ROUNDS

1. Nele Wissmer (GER) - 74

2. Amber Jo Rutter (GBR) - 74

3. Austen Jewell Smith (USA) - 73

4. Gabriela Rodriguez (MEX) - 73

5. Emmanouela Katzouraki (GRE) - 72 [CB: 4]

6. Danka Bartekova (SVK) - 72 [CB: 3]

8. Maheshwari Chauhan (IND) - 71

25. Raiza Dhillon (IND) - 66

UPDATE

Starting the day in 26th, Anantjeet Singh Naruka capped off his qualification with two decent rounds of 24 but it was only enough to elevate him to 116 -- six points off the mark required to advance to the finals.

FINAL CLASSIFICATION

1. Conner Lynn Prince (USA) - 124 (SO: +12) [Q]

2. Tammaro Cassandro (ITA) - 124 (SO: +11) [Q]

3. Meng Yuan Lee (TPE) - 124 (SO: +7) [Q]

4. Vincent Hancock (USA) - 123 [Q]

5. Stefan Nilsson (SWE) - 122 (SO: +6) [Q]

6. Nicolas Pacheco Espinosa (PER) - 122 (SO: +5) [Q]

24. Anantjeet Singh Naruka (IND) - 116

Major heartbreak for Manu. She was right in the mix, the Bronze was all but hers to claim. The Indian looked devastated after being cruelly eliminated in the shootoff. 

There would be no second doubts in the youngster's mind though about the scale of what she has achieved. The performance today is nothing to be ashamed about. Manu kept pace brilliantly with the leaders and even with the Olympic record of 38 till her shoot off. Had she made it through the one-on-one, the gold was not too ambitious a dream.

India's medal tally continues to read three, as it will for the rest of the day given this was the only medal event for the tri-colour nation tonight.

FINAL CLASSIFICATION

GOLD | KOR Jiin Yang - 37 (3 5 5 4 3 4 3 3 3 4, Won in SO)

SILVER | Camille Jedrzejewski- 37 (4 2 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4)

BRONZE | Veronika Major (HUN) - 31 (2 4 4 4 5 2 4 3 3)

4. Manu Bhaker (IND) - 28 (2 4 4 3 5 4 4 2, Eliminated in SO)

5. Nan Zhao (CHN) - 23 (3 3 4 4 3 4 2)

6. Haniyeh Rostamiyan (IRI) - 19 (4 3 2 5 3 2)

7. Thu Vinh Trinh (VIE) - 16 (4 3 3 3 3)

8. Katelyn Morgan Abeln (USA) - 5 (1 2 2 0)

Jiin breaks out into an instinctive giigle. She is shaking with joy. A wide smile is plastered firmly on her face -- I don't think that is going away any time soon.

Camiile could have had the top spot but she seems more than happy with the silver. She dances along to the music in the arena after congratulating the Korean!!! 

ALL THREE MEDAL WINNERS EMBRACE, MAJOR LOOKS THE MOST DISAPPOINTED BUT IS SMILING ALL THE SAME.

SUCH WHOLSEOME SCENES IN PARIS!!!

Here we go.

CAMILLE MISSES THE FIRST, JIIN CAPITALIZES!!!

THE PRESSURE GETTING TO CAMILLE AS SHE MISSES AGAIN!!!

JIIN OFFERS HER A WAY BACK WITH A MISS BUT CAMILLE MISSES AGAIN!!!

THE KOREAN IS A HIT AWAY FROM GOLD!!!

SHE NAILS IT, CAMILLE HAS TO SETTLE FOR SILVER!!!

Jiin and Camille to shoot for the gold. The latter can bag France the first shooting gold at the home Olympics. We are level as the two take their mark. What a cracking event this has been!!!

CAMILLE GETS IN FRONT AS JIIN MISSES THE FIRST ONE!!!

Both hit their next two, Camille still ahead.

AND NOW CAMILLE MISSES TO RESTORE PARITY!!!

BOTH HIT THE FIFTH, WE ARE IN FOR A SHOOT OFF FOR THE GOLD!!!

LIVE CLASSIFICATION

1. Jiin Yang (KOR) - 38 

2. Camille Jedrzejewski (FRA) - 38  

A point each between the top three as we begin the penultimate series of five shots.

Both the leaders miss their first shot. As does Veronika!!!

Jiin and Camille get their next two to fall. The French ends with a strong four after the early slip up to take the lead alongside Jiin!!!

Veronika's 3/5 means she goes home with a Bronze!!!

LIVE CLASSIFICATION

1. Jiin Yang (KOR) - 33 

2. Camille Jedrzejewski (FRA) - 33  

3. Veronika Major (HUN) - 31 [Eliminated]

A shootoff between Bhaker and Major for third place.

Both hit the first one.

Manu hits the second, Veronika misses.

MANU MISSES THE THIRD ONE AND WE HAVE PARITY.

AND THE INDIAN MISSES HER FOURTH TOO!!!

Veronika has to miss the fifth if Manu is to survive.

THE HUNGARIAN HITS, MANU ENDS FOURTH!!!

LIVE CLASSIFICATION

1. Jiin Yang (KOR) - 30  

2. Camille Jedrzejewski (FRA) - 29  

3. Veronika Major (HUN) - 28

4. Manu Bhaker (IND) - 28  [Eliminated in SO]

MANU SHOOTING FOR BRONZE HERE!!!

Only two points separate the remaining field.

Manu misses her first.

Hits the second.

Misses again.

2/4 now.

A third miss on the trot means Manu is going into a shootoff for the medal!!!

LIVE CLASSIFICATION

1. Jiin Yang (KOR) - 30  

2. Camille Jedrzejewski (FRA) - 29  

3. Manu Bhaker (IND) - 28  

4. Veronika Major (HUN) - 28

Manu hits her first. 

And her second.

She misses the third.

3/4 now.

AND A BRILLIANT 4/5 TO CONFIRM A TOP FOUR!!!

LIVE CLASSIFICATION

1. Jiin Yang (KOR) - 27  

2. Manu Bhaker (IND) - 26  

3. Camille Jedrzejewski (FRA) - 26  

4. Veronika Major (HUN) - 25  

5. Nan Zhao (CHN) - 23  [Eliminated]

ANOTHER STRONG ROUND FOR MANU TAKES HER TO SECOND!!!

LIVE CLASSIFICATION

1. Jiin Yang (KOR) - 24  

2. Manu Bhaker (IND) - 22  

3. Camille Jedrzejewski (FRA) - 22  

4. Veronika Major (HUN) - 21  

5. Nan Zhao (CHN) - 21  

6. Haniyeh Rostamiyan (IRI) - 19 [Eliminated]  

7. Thu Vinh Trinh (VIE) - 16  [Eliminated]

8. Katelyn Morgan Abeln (USA) - 5 [Eliminated]

MANU GOES BANG UNDER PRESSURE, WHAT A PHENOM!!!

The youngster has hit all five with the exit doors shining bright to catapult herself up to third!!!

Katelyn Morgan Abeln becomes the first to get eliminated as she manages to get none of her shots on target.

A decent round for Manu gets her three and keeps her on the brink of elimination.

Two great rounds of four each to cap off for Manu!!!

The Indian is in the podium places heading into the elimination stage.

LIVE CLASSIFICATION AFTER STAGE 1

1. Jiin Yang (KOR) - 19  

2. Veronika Major (HUN) - 18  

3. Manu Bhaker (IND) - 17  

4. Camille Jedrzejewski (FRA) - 17  

5. Haniyeh Rostamiyan (IRI) - 17  

6. Nan Zhao (CHN) - 17  

7. Thu Vinh Trinh (VIE) - 15

8. Katelyn Morgan Abeln (USA) - 5

A HORRID START FOR MANU!!!

The Indian only manages two get two shots on tagret in the first series of five.

STARTING FIELD

1. Jiin Yang (KOR)  

2. Manu Bhaker (IND)  

3. Camille Jedrzejewski (FRA)  

4. Veronika Major (HUN)   

5. Thu Vinh Trinh (VIE)  

6. Nan Zhao (CHN)  

7. Haniyeh Rostamiyan (IRI)  

8. Katelyn Morgan Abeln (USA) 

The biggest of days for India in shooting. Manu Bhaker stands on the brink of history the likes of which no Indian has ever done lose to.

The 22-year-old has already done the unprecedented by becoming the first multiple-medal winner in the country's independent history. She could now add a third bronze to her collection.

It gives me goosebumps to even think about it. Just imagine the pressure then that the youngster must be feeling. She has already proven though she more than has the minerals to cope with it. Can she complete the elusive hattrick?

Anantjeet rounds off the day with another subpar score of 23. He missed a target each in the first and third rounds to end 10 pooints behind the leader who has a perfect score after three rounds.

The action will resume tomorrow with the final two rounds of qualification.

CLASSIFICATION AFTER THREE ROUNDS

1. Vincent Hancock (USA) - 75

2. Conner Lynn Prince (USA) - 74

3. Meng Yuan Lee (TPE) - 74

4. Eric Delaunay (FRA) - 74

5. Tammaro Cassandro (ITA) - 74

6. Sven Korte (GER) - 73

7. Jakub Tomecek (CZE) - 73

8. Efthimios Mitas (GRE) - 73

26. Anantjeet Singh Nakura (IND) - 70

MANU QUALIFIES FOR THE FINAL!!!

AN UNBELIEVABLE RAPID PHASE FROM THE YOUNGSTER!!!

Scores of 100, 98, and 98 sees the Indian finish a resounding second. Esha's 581-17x is not enough.

FINAL CLASSIFICATION

1. Veronika Major (HUN) - 592-27x [Q]

2. Manu Bhaker (IND) - 590-24x [Q]

3. Haniyeh Rostamiyan (IRI) - 588-18x [Q]

4. Thu Vinh Trinh (VIE) - 587-25x [Q]

5. Nan Zhao (CHN) - 586-19x [Q]

6. Jiin Yang (KOR) - 586-19x [Q]

7. Camille Jedrzejewski (FRA) - 585-25x [Q]

8. Katelyn Morgan Abeln (USA) - 585-19x [Q]

18. Esha Singh (IND) - 581-17x

LIVE CLASSIFICATION

After set 1 of rapid phase

1. Thu Vinh Trinh (VIE) - 587-25x

2. Nan Zhao (CHN) - 586-19x

3. Xiu Hong Teh (SGP) - 583-17x

4. Doreen Vennekamp (GER) - 583-15x

5. Sara Rahel Fabian (HUN) - 582-17x

6. Flores Diana Durango (ECU) - 581-22x

7. Chia Chen Tien (TPE) - 581-18x

8. Esha Singh (IND) - 581-17x

LIVE CLASSIFICATION

After set 1 of rapid round

1. Thu Vinh Trinh (VIE) - 587-25x

2. Nan Zhao (CHN) - 586-19x

3. Xiu Hong Teh (SGP) - 583-17x

4. Doreen Vennekamp (GER) - 583-15x

5. Sara Rahel Fabian (HUN) - 582-17x

6. Flores Diana Durango (ECU) - 581-22x

7. Chia Chen Tien (TPE) - 581-18x

8. Esha Singh (IND) - 581-17x

An even poorer round for Anantjeet Singh Naruka as he missed two targets on the trot in the first series of five shots and then another in the third series to manage a sub-par score of 22.

CLASSIFICATION AFTER ROUND 2

1. Tammaro Cassandro (ITA) - 50

1. Vincent Hancock (USA) - 50

1. Nicolas Pacheco Espinosa (PER) - 50

1. Erik Watndal (NOR) - 50

5. Marcus Svensson (SWE) - 49

6. Conner Lynn Prince (USA) - 49

7. Azmy Mehelba (EGY) - 49

8. Meng Yuan Lee (TPE) - 49

8. Jakub Tomecek (CZE) - 49

25. Anantjeet Singh Naruka (IND) - 45

Esha begins on the front foot with a solid score of 97.

The 19-year-old was on-course for major gains in the standings with just one nine across her first eight shots in the first series of rapid shots. Two nines to end halted her momentum a bit but the Indian still harbours a strong outside chance of finishing in the top eight.

A 96 in the second series. Decent but probably not enough.

Esha started off with a nine, missed the mark on the fourth, and then hit sonsecutive nines with her sixth and seventh shots to aggregate 97 in the second series. The prodigy needs no less than a 100 in the final series if she is to stay in the fight for a finals spots.

97 to finish for Esha, all hopes rest on Manu now.

Esha's fourth went haywire again, this time worth only an eight, before the sixth shot went for a 9. The Indian's final tally comes to 581-17x, placing her seventh after the first set. Only a miracle here can help her retain a top eight spot once the next set of shooters are done with their quota.

Now onto the rapid part of the event. In this format, the shooters only get three seconds for each shot with a seven second interval between them. The shooting format is the same -- 30 shots across three series with scores varying from 1 to 10.

The sets remain the same too -- Esha in the first and Manu in the second.

MANU BHAKER ON TOP OF HER GAME AGAIN WITH A 99!!

The 22-year-old only missed the mark once across her final 10 shots to end the first phase of qualification right at the top of the standings. Before the final shot went slightly awry in the final series, history-maker Manu was on-course for a perfect score!!!

LIVE CLASSIFICATION AFTER PRECISION PHASE

T1. Veronika Major (HUN) - 294-15x
T1. Camille Jedrzejewski (FRA) - 294-13x
T1. Manu Bhaker (IND) - 294-7x

T4. Klaudia Bres (POL) - 293-9x
T4. Xiu Hong Teh (SGP) - 293-8x

T6. Haniyeh Rostamiyan (IRI) - 292-9x

T7. Jiin Yang (KOR) - 291-10x
T7. Andrea Perez Pena (ECU) - 291-7x
T7. Sara Rahel Fabian (HUN) - 291-7x
T7. Esha Singh (IND) - 291-6x
T7. Nan Zhao (CHN) - 291-5x

And now Manu goes even better with a 98!!!

She only missed the mark with her fourth and last shot to remain in the qualification spots at seventh.

Manu begins strong with a 97.

She hit three nines across her first 10 shots to rack up the third best precision score in the entire field in round one.

A decent 23 in the first of five rounds to begin for Anant Jeet Singh Naruka. He had a perfect score after three series of five shots each but missed two targets in the last two rounds to be placed 24th in a 30-man field. 

LIVE CLASSIFICATION AFTER ROUND 1

T1. Tammaro Cassandro (ITA) - 25  

T1. Charalambos Chalkiadakis (GRE) - 25  

T1. Eric Delaunay (FRA) - 25  

T1. Vincent Hancock (USA) - 25  

T1. Minsu Kim (KOR) - 25  

T1. Sven Korte (GER) - 25  

T1. Meng Yuan Lee (TPE) - 25  

T1. Efthimios Mitas (GRE) - 25  

T1. Nicolas Pacheco Espinosa (PER) - 25  

T1. Jakub Tomecek (CZE) - 25  

T1. Erik Watndal (NOR) - 25

T3. Anantjeet Singh Naruka (IND) - 23

Meanwhile, across the shotgun events, Anantjeet Singh Naruka is the sole Indian male represent in the Skeet event. He qualififed for the Games as the Asian Championships silver medalists and needs to finish in the top six to progress to the final medal event.

ESHA DELIVERS WITH A PEFECT 100 IN SERIES 3!!!

The Indian was on the money with her final 10 shots of the precision phase, the flaweless series catapaulting her to third with a score of 291.

Manu's up next. She needs to be around the 295-mark to head into the rapid round phase from a strong position.

LIVE CLASSIFICATION

After precision phase (1st set only)

1. Xiu Hong Teh (SGP) - 293-8x

2. Sara Rahel Fabian (HUN) - 291-7x

3. Esha Singh (IND) - 291-6x

4. Nan Zhao (CHN) - 291-5x

5. Thu Vinh Trinh (VIE) - 290-11x

6. Yeji Kim (KOR) - 290-10x

7. Chia Chen Tien (TPE) - 290-8x

8. Doreen Vennekamp (GER) - 289-8x

Another decent round keeps Esha hot on the heels of the round eight.

An eight with her third shot has seen the Indian slip down the 14th but if she manages a near-flawless series to cap of the precision phase, it shall keep her afloat at the midway mark of the event.

Esha begins off decently with a round of 95.

That leaves her 12th in the standings, two points behind the leader

The format for precision is simple: 30 shots across three series of 10, with five minutes for each series to complete your quota. The rings are divided into 10 rings, each worth incrementally with a maximum of 10. If the shooters hit the inner circle in the ring, it is counted as an x and is used as a tiebreaker if the scores are equal.

The current precision round will take place in two sets. Esha is in the first and Manu in the second. 

Guess who's back, back again? Manu Bhaker's back, gunning for a third medal in the Olympic Games. She is in action right now in the precision phase of the 25m Pistol's event, followed by the  rapid phase at 3:30 PM IST. The top eight scorers across both phases will proceed to the final.

Manu isn't the only one though, with 19-year-old Esha Singh also making her Olympic debut in the same event. She is something of a prodigy, being the youngest ever 10m pistol national champion, and will be itching to prove herself on the big stage.

MEDAL CLASSIFICATION

GOLD | CHN - Liu Yukun 

SILVER | UKR - Serhiy Kulish 

BRONZE | IND - Swapnil Kusale 

LIVE CLASSIFICATION 

Liu Yukun - People's Republic of China - 453.7

Serhiy Kulish - Ukraine - 451.9 (1.8)

Swapnil Kusale - India - 451.4 - BRONZE

ONE SHOT FOR THE SILVER!!! 

SWAPNIL SHOOTS A 10.00.

SO THAT IS THE BRONZE FOR HIM!!! GREAT ACHIEVMENT!! 

LIVE CLASSIFICATION

Liu Yukun - People's Republic of China - 442.8

Serhiy Kulish - Ukraine - 442.0 (0.8)

Swapnil Kusale - India - 441.4 (0.6)

Jiri Privratsky - Czechia - ELIMINATED

MEDAL CONFIRMED FOR SWAPNIL KUSALE

AND HE SHOOTS A 9.9!!! 

Swapnil has a lead of 0.9. He needs to hold his nerve here.

LIVE CLASSIFICATION

Serhiy Kulish - Ukraine - 432.9

Liu Yukun - People's Republic of China - 422.9 (10.0)

Swapnil Kusale - India - 431.5 (0.9)

Jon-Hermann Hegg - Norway - 430.2 (1.3)

Jiri Privratsky - Czechia - 419.9 (10.3)

ELIMINATION TIME!!

Swapnil starts off with a 10.5... That is good enough. 

 Tomasz Bartnik and Lazar Kovacevic have been eliminated.

LIVE CLASSIFICATION AFTER STANDING SERIES

1. Serhiy Kulish - Ukraine - 412.6

2. Liu Yukun - People's Republic of China - 412.5 (0.1)

3. Swapnil Kusale - India - 411.6 (0.9)

4. Jon-Hermann Hegg - Norway - 410.5 (1.1)

5. Jiri Privratsky - Czechia - 409.5 (1.0)

6. Lucas Bernard Denis Kryzs - France - 409.0 (0.5)

7. Tomasz Bartnik - Poland - 408.8 (0.2)

8. Lazar Kovacevic - Serbia - 407.4 (1.4)

Great series for the Indian... 

He is up to third on the table now. 

After the end of the last series, Swapnil actually gained a spot. He is now just 0.1 away from the bronze medal spot.

CLASSIFICATION AFTER FIRST SLANDING SERIES

Here is the collated information with the correct scores and the difference with the score above in brackets:

1. Liu Yukun - People's Republic of China - 362.8

2. Jon-Hermann Hegg - Norway - 361.6 (1.2)

3. Serhiy Kulish - Ukraine - 361.3 (0.3)

4. Swapnil Kusale - India - 361.2 (0.1)

5. Jiri Privratsky - Czechia - 359.7 (1.5)

6. Lucas Bernard Denis Kryzs - France - 358.5 (1.2)

7. Tomasz Bartnik - Poland - 357.9 (0.6)

8. Lazar Kovacevic - Serbia - 357.7 (0.2)

NOT A GREAT SERIES

Swapnil stated off with just a 9.5. He did well to recover post that a 10.7 and 10.6. The 10 off the last shot was a killer

Overall Liu, the world record holder, has taken the lead.

We are now into the standing stage. Swapnil has made the fifth spot his own here but we need more than. The eliminations will start after the two series in Standing.

CLASSIFICATION AFTER PRONE 

1. Jon-Hermann Hegg - Norway - 312.1

2. Liu Yukun - People's Republic of China - 311.5 (0.6)

3. Serhiy Kulish - Ukraine - 311.1 (0.4)

4. Jiri Privratsky - Czechia - 311.0 (0.1)

5. Swapnil Kusale - India - 310.1 (0.9)

6. Tomasz Bartnik - Poland - 308.8 (1.3)

6. Lucas Bernard Denis Kryzs - France - 308.8 (0.0)

8. Lazar Kovacevic - Serbia - 307.9 (0.9)

Swapnil starts off with a 10.5 but follows them with two back to back 10.4s.

10.2 now.. That will not help at all. 

And he ends with a 10.4. 

CLASSIFICATION AFTER SECOND PRONE SERIES

1. Jon-Hermann Hegg - Norway - 259.6

2. Liu Yukun - People's Republic of China - 259.2 (0.4)

2. Jiri Privratsky - Czechia - 259.2 (0.0)

4. Serhiy Kulish - Ukraine - 258.7 (0.5)

5. Swapnil Kusale - India - 258.2 (0.5)

6. Lucas Bernard Denis Kryzs - France - 257.5 (0.7)

7. Lazar Kovacevic - Serbia - 257.1 (0.4)

8. Tomasz Bartnik - Poland - 256.8 (0.3)

Swapnil starts with a 10.8 but can only hit 10.5 once after that. This has not been a good series for him. 

CLASSIFICATION AFTER FIRST PRONE SERIES 

1. Jon-Hermann Hegg - Norway - 207.8

2. Liu Yukun - People's Republic of China - 206.9 (0.9)

3. Serhiy Kulish - Ukraine - 206.7 (0.2)

4. Jiri Privratsky - Czechia - 206.4 (0.3)

5. Swapnil Kusale - India - 206.0 (0.4)

6. Lucas Bernard Denis Kryzs - France - 205.6 (0.4)

7. Tomasz Bartnik - Poland - 205.5 (0.1)

8. Lazar Kovacevic - Serbia - 204.5 (1.0)

Swapnil starts off with a 10.5. That is a decent enough.

He follows it up with two quick shots of 10.6 and 10.5. This is a pretty hood start by the Indian.

Another 10.6 and he climbs up a spot to fifth. 

10.5 again. He will stay in contention with these shots. 

The players are in position for the prone now. Swapnil will need to start catching up here.

CLASSIFICATION AFTER KNEELING

1. Jon-Hermann Hegg - Norway - 155.3

2. Liu Yukun - People's Republic of China - 154.0

3. Serhiy Kulish - Ukraine - 153.9

4. Lucas Bernard Denis Kryzs - France - 153.7

5. Jiri Privratsky - Czechia - 153.5

6. Swapnil Kusale - India - 153.3

7. Tomasz Bartnik - Poland - 152.9

8. Lazar Kovacevic - Serbia - 152.3

We have completed the Kneeling stage and Swapnil Kusale finds himself in sixth place on the table right now.

FINAL CLASSIFICATION

1. Mar Molne Magrina (ESP) - 123 [Q]

2. Fatima Galvez (ESP) - 122 (SO:+9) [Q]

3. Adriana Ruano Oliva (GUA) - 122 (SO:+8) [Q]

4. Silvana Maria Stanco (ITA) - 122 (SO:+0+1) [Q]

5. Cuicui Wu (CHN) - 122 (SO:+0+0) [Q]

6. Penny Smith (AUS) - 121 (SO:+2) [Q]

22. Rajeshwari Kumari (IND) - 113

23. Shreyasi Singh (IND) - 113

UPDATE

Rajeshwari Kumari and Shreyasi Singh round off their disappointing displays with a sub-par 23 each to confirm their elimination.