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A below par third round saw Seema Tomar miss the final by two points and a possible Olympic quota place in women's trap in the shooting World Cup in Sydney on Thursday. A silver medallist in the World Cup in Dorset last year, Seema had a total of 66 following a series of 22, 24, 20 that placed her 10th in a field of 43.
Eom Soyeon of Korea and Nihan Kantarci of Turkey who had shot 69 and 68 respectively on way to finishing fifth and sixth respectively, collected the two Olympic quota places, in the event.
In men's free rifle 3-position event, Gagan Narang had a total of 1168, but sat out the MQS section as he already has won an Olympic quota place, even as national champion Sanjeev Rajput struggled in the main event with a total of 1148 that placed him 42nd among 50.
Satyendra Singh (1151) and Imran Hassan Khan (1143) failed to cross the elimination round, and did not qualify for the main event. Jozef Gonci of Slovakia and Thomas Farnik of Austria had collected the Olympic quota places while being placed fourth and seventh respectively. In men's air pistol, Amanpreet Singh (568) and Zakir Khan (564) took the 44th and 51st positions, while national champion Om Prakash did not finish owing to a problem in the sixth and final series.
While Japan's Tomoyuki Matsuda won the gold and dedicated it to the people of Japan, the three Olympic quota places were taken by Oleg Omelchuk of Ukraine, Zhang Tian of China and Juraj Tuzinsky of Slovakia who had placed second, third and fifth respectively.
The results: Men: 50m rifle 3-position: 1. Zhu Qinan (Chn) 1271.4 (1176); 2. Matthew Emmons (US) 1270.0 (1169); 3. Han Jinseop (Kor) 1268.0 (1171); 42. Sanjeev Rajput 1148;
MQS: Gagan Narang 1168; Surendra Singh Rathod 1149.
Air pistol: 1. Tomoyuki Matsuda (Jpn) 685.7 (585); 2. Oleg Omelchuk (Ukr) 680.0 (582); 3. Zhang Tian (Chn) 679.8 (582); 44. Amanpreet Singh 568; 51. Zakir Khan 564. MQS: Omkar Singh 579; Vijay Kumar 576.
Women: Trap: 1. Alessandra Perilli (Smr) 89 (68); 2. Jessica Rossi (Ita) 87 (1) 70; 3. Wu Cuicui (Chn) 87 (0) 68; 10. Seema Tomar 66; 35. Shreyasi Singh 60; 37. Shagun Chowdhary 59.
MQS: Snehlata Singh Rajawat 60; Varsha Tomar 53.
Eom Soyeon of Korea and Nihan Kantarci of Turkey who had shot 69 and 68 respectively on way to finishing fifth and sixth respectively, collected the two Olympic quota places, in the event.
In men's free rifle 3-position event, Gagan Narang had a total of 1168, but sat out the MQS section as he already has won an Olympic quota place, even as national champion Sanjeev Rajput struggled in the main event with a total of 1148 that placed him 42nd among 50.
Satyendra Singh (1151) and Imran Hassan Khan (1143) failed to cross the elimination round, and did not qualify for the main event. Jozef Gonci of Slovakia and Thomas Farnik of Austria had collected the Olympic quota places while being placed fourth and seventh respectively. In men's air pistol, Amanpreet Singh (568) and Zakir Khan (564) took the 44th and 51st positions, while national champion Om Prakash did not finish owing to a problem in the sixth and final series.
While Japan's Tomoyuki Matsuda won the gold and dedicated it to the people of Japan, the three Olympic quota places were taken by Oleg Omelchuk of Ukraine, Zhang Tian of China and Juraj Tuzinsky of Slovakia who had placed second, third and fifth respectively.
The results: Men: 50m rifle 3-position: 1. Zhu Qinan (Chn) 1271.4 (1176); 2. Matthew Emmons (US) 1270.0 (1169); 3. Han Jinseop (Kor) 1268.0 (1171); 42. Sanjeev Rajput 1148;
MQS: Gagan Narang 1168; Surendra Singh Rathod 1149.
Air pistol: 1. Tomoyuki Matsuda (Jpn) 685.7 (585); 2. Oleg Omelchuk (Ukr) 680.0 (582); 3. Zhang Tian (Chn) 679.8 (582); 44. Amanpreet Singh 568; 51. Zakir Khan 564. MQS: Omkar Singh 579; Vijay Kumar 576.
Women: Trap: 1. Alessandra Perilli (Smr) 89 (68); 2. Jessica Rossi (Ita) 87 (1) 70; 3. Wu Cuicui (Chn) 87 (0) 68; 10. Seema Tomar 66; 35. Shreyasi Singh 60; 37. Shagun Chowdhary 59.
MQS: Snehlata Singh Rajawat 60; Varsha Tomar 53.