<p>Shooter Harpreet Singh today blasted the "faulty lighting system" at the Barry Buddon Centre, saying it cost him the gold medal since the penalty he copped due to a delayed shot was a result of that defect.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Harpreet had to be content with a silver in the 25m rapid fire pistol event.<br /><br />"There was problem in the lighting system. Because of the faulty lighting, the first shot was delayed and because of that my fifth shot was out of time and I had to be docked a penalty point. That made the difference. Had it not been that, I would have been in a better position to win the gold," a visibly disappointed Harpreet said after the event.<br /><br />"I made a complaint but the judges said it was ok. So I cannot do anything. There was pressure on me after that."<br /><br />A shooter gets four seconds after the red light on the target turns green, signalling to shoot. The six-shooter final had eight rounds of five shots each.<br /><br />Disaster struck Harpreet in the sixth round. He was leading by two hits then but could get two hits and was docked a penalty of one hit on account of 'out of time' ruled by the judge.<br /><br />From that dreadful sixth round, Harpreet got just one legal hit.<br /><br />"It (faulty lighting system) was happening in the qualification round also. I faced lighting problem in the final series of the qualification round," said the Indian Navy employee.<br />Asked if he was satisfied with the silver, he said, "It is the gold which only counts. But I would say silver is still good, a medal is a medal anyway."<br /><br />He said he has some technical problems which need to be sorted out before the Asian Games and World Championships.<br /><br />"I still have some technical issues. I did not face any pressure but I have to sort out the technical issues before the events coming up."<br /><br />Asked about Olympic silver medallist and compatriot Vijay Kumar failing to qualify for the final round, Harpreet said, "It was a disappointment for India. His presence gave me confidence. Unlucky for him."<br /><br />He thanked the Indian Navy for supporting him in the sport.</p>
<p>Shooter Harpreet Singh today blasted the "faulty lighting system" at the Barry Buddon Centre, saying it cost him the gold medal since the penalty he copped due to a delayed shot was a result of that defect.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Harpreet had to be content with a silver in the 25m rapid fire pistol event.<br /><br />"There was problem in the lighting system. Because of the faulty lighting, the first shot was delayed and because of that my fifth shot was out of time and I had to be docked a penalty point. That made the difference. Had it not been that, I would have been in a better position to win the gold," a visibly disappointed Harpreet said after the event.<br /><br />"I made a complaint but the judges said it was ok. So I cannot do anything. There was pressure on me after that."<br /><br />A shooter gets four seconds after the red light on the target turns green, signalling to shoot. The six-shooter final had eight rounds of five shots each.<br /><br />Disaster struck Harpreet in the sixth round. He was leading by two hits then but could get two hits and was docked a penalty of one hit on account of 'out of time' ruled by the judge.<br /><br />From that dreadful sixth round, Harpreet got just one legal hit.<br /><br />"It (faulty lighting system) was happening in the qualification round also. I faced lighting problem in the final series of the qualification round," said the Indian Navy employee.<br />Asked if he was satisfied with the silver, he said, "It is the gold which only counts. But I would say silver is still good, a medal is a medal anyway."<br /><br />He said he has some technical problems which need to be sorted out before the Asian Games and World Championships.<br /><br />"I still have some technical issues. I did not face any pressure but I have to sort out the technical issues before the events coming up."<br /><br />Asked about Olympic silver medallist and compatriot Vijay Kumar failing to qualify for the final round, Harpreet said, "It was a disappointment for India. His presence gave me confidence. Unlucky for him."<br /><br />He thanked the Indian Navy for supporting him in the sport.</p>