Paris (France): India’s star shooters Anjum Moudgil and Sift Kaur Samra failed to live up to the expectations as they failed to progress to the final of the women’s 50-meter Rifle 3 Position Individual event in the ongoing Paris Olympics 2024. Moudgil managed to score 584 points at an average of 9.733 with 26 inner 10-ring shots while Sift amassed 575 points at an average of 9.583 with the help of 22 inner 10-ring shots.
Anjum had a tough start, scoring 97 points in the first series of the kneeling stage. However, she made a strong comeback with 99 points in the second series, finishing the stage in 9th place. Sift Kaur also had a disappointing start, scoring a total of 193 in the kneeling stage.
In the prone stage, Moudgil scored a total of 194 points with 97 points in each series, placing 22nd. Sift started well with 99 points in the first series but missed 10-pointers four times in the second series, ending with 195 points and falling to 27th place.
Samra was considered to be a medal contender before the start of the event but she failed to live up to the expectations of the Indian fans.
The Indian shooters have been doing well in the Olympics so far with three bronze medals to their name so far. Manu Bhaker has been impressive with a couple of medals while Swapnil Kusale bagged a bronze in shooting. Sarabjot Singh also won a bronze in the mixed team event along with Manu Bhaker.
