Shooters disappoint
It was another day of despair for the Indian shooting contingent with the women’s 25M pistol team failing to win a medal at the Asian Shooting Championship here on Thursday.
With just two days remaining in the competition, India is in danger of repeating the result of the last championship in 2008 when they failed to win a single quota.
Commonwealth Games gold medallist Anisa Sayeed failed in her attempt to win a second quota for India in the event after shooting a score of 576 to finish 14th.
Rahi Sarnobat, who has already bagged a quota place for India in 2011, was equally off the pace with a disappointing tally of 574 that saw her finish 16th. Sonia Rai also finished at the same score of 574 to end any hopes of a quota.
The Indian team of Anisa, Rahi and Sonia finished in fourth place, three points behind Kazakhstan which won bronze with a combined total of 1727. The gold was won by China with a total of 1757 while the silver went to the Korean team who shot 1737.
“I cannot give any excuses. Foreign coaches are asking what has happened to your team,” said a disappointed national coach Sunny Thomas.
