11 September,2014 07:52 AM IST | | PTI
Indian shooters failed to impress on the third day of competitions in the 51st Shooting World Championship as trap ace Manavjit Singh Sandhu missed out on a final berth by a whisker
Manavjit Sandhu in action. Pic/AFP
Granada (Spain): Indian shooters failed to impress on the third day of competitions in the 51st Shooting World Championship as trap ace Manavjit Singh Sandhu missed out on a final berth by a whisker while Rahi Sarnabot and Anisa Sayyed disappointed in women's 25-m pistol here today.
Manavjit Sandhu in action. Pic/AFP
Ace marksman Gagan Narang though will start in qualification of 50-metre rifle prone event today.
Former world champion Manavjit, having produced excellent shooting over the past couple of days, lost in the shoot-out after managing 23 in the last qualification.
In women's 25-metre pistol, Rahi proved to be a disappointment as she shot 579 for 21st-place finish in the qualifying, while Anisa was a shade better at 14th with a score of 581.
