Tokyo Olympics: Heartbreak for India as Chaudhary-Manu pair finishes 7th

There was more heartbreak for Indian shooters as the team of Saurabh Chaudhary and Manu Bhaker favourites to win a medal failed to qualify for the 10m air pistol mixed team medal matches at the Tokyo Olympics finishing seventh in Qualification Stage 2 at the Asaka Shooting Range on TuesdayThe other Indian pair of Abhishek Verma and Yashaswini Singh Deswal in the event bowed out with a 17th place finish in Qualification Stage 1 on TuesdayIndias string of poor performances at the shooting range has seen them go without a medal in six events they have competed in so farChaudhary and Manu who were strong favourites after winning all four mixed team gold medals in the four World Cups in 2019 suffered due to a poor start in the eightteam field and finished with a total score of 380 Chaudhary 194200 and Manu 186200 They needed to be in the top four to qualify for any of the two medal matchesWhile Chaudhary shot a solid 96100 in series 1 of the Qualification Stage 2 Manu was offcolour shooting 92 which saw the Indian pair sink to the bottom of the eightteam fieldThe duo did marginally better in series 2 scoring 192 Chaudhary 98 and Manu 94 but it wasnt enough to lead them into the topfourEarlier in the Qualification Stage 1 Chaudhary and Manu had given indication that they were gunning for the top prize when they topped the 20team field with a total score of 582600 Manu 286300 and Chaudhary 296300Abhishek Verma 283300 and Yasahaswini Singh Deswals 281300 combined score of 564 however was not good enough as the pair finished 17thChaudhary and Manu started the Qualification Stage 1 in sensational fashion combining to score 195200 Chaudhary 98100 and Manu 97100 in the first series to move to the top right awayIn the second series the duo consolidated their position with Chaudhary shooting a perfect 100 with his 10 shots while Manu turned up with a 94 They came up with imposing numbers in the third series as well combining for 193 Chaudhary 98 and Manu 95 to move into Qualification Stage 2The mixed team air pistol event comprises a Qualification Stage 1 and a Qualification Stage 2 which is followed by the medal round where the top two teams contest for gold while the third and fourth placed teams fight for bronzeIn Qualification Stage 1 each team member shoots three series of 10 shots 30 shots 300 points maximum per team member The scores of both team members are added up and the ranking made The eight topranked teams then progress to Qualification Stage 2 but the scores are not carried forwards and all teams start from scratch againIn Qualification Stage 2 the eight pairs shoot two series of 10 shots by each team member 20 shots 200 points maximum per team member following which the top four teams go into the medal rounds where the toptwo fight for gold and the third and fourthplaced teams compete for bronzeAlso Read Yadav Sr to son Surya Be our Mr Cricket like Hussey was to OzThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever