Tokyo Olympics Shooting – Anjum Moudgil, Tesjaswani fails to make finals of Women’s 50m rifle three positions: The story of disappointments for the Indian shooting continues. Tejaswini Sawant & Anjum Moudgil have failed to make it to the finals of the 50M Rifle finishing 33rd and 14th respectively. After KNEELING & PRONE leg of the event, Moudgil was 10th position in overall rankings, while Sawant was at 29th position: Follow LIVE Updates as Sawant & Moudgil attempt to qualify for the finals of the event on InsideSport.co
It is worth noting that only TOP 8 at the END of Kneeling / Prone / Standing LEG qualifies for Finals – Moudgil finishes 14th / Sawant 33rd
Tokyo Olympics Shooting: Anjum Moudgil, Tesjaswani fails to make finals of Women’s 50m rifle three positions
@11:00AM: Women’s 50m rifle three positions – STANDING LEG Starts: Anjum / Tejaswani starts the STANDING LEG – ANJUM 94, 96, 95,97 / Tejaswani Sawant 94, 93, 95,94
- Series 3 of STANDING – ANJUM MOUDGIL – 10,10,10,10,10,10 – 11th she is, these perfect shots coming too late
- Series 3 of STANDING – ANJUM MOUDGIL – 9,9,10,9,10,10,10,9,9 – 16th current rank
- Series 2 of STANDING – ANJUM MOUDGIL – 9,10,9,10,10,10,9,9,10,10 – 12th current ranking
- Series 1 of STANDING – ANJUM MOUDGIL – 8,9,9,10,10,10,10,9,9,10- Overall position 11th
- An 8 and two 9s to start with – This will definitely make things more difficult for the Chandigarh shooter – but still a chance for top 8 finish
- Even before Indians have started shooting STANDING LEG of the competition, good news is coming for them – As the leaders have dropped points, Anjum has moved to TOP 6
@10:05AM: Women’s 50m rifle three positions – STANDING LEG Starts:
@10:04AM: After Prone LEG – Anjum 10th & Sawant 29th
@9:30AM: Women’s 50m rifle three positions – PRONE LEG Starts, Can Indians improve their positions? Anjum – 98, 100, 98, 99 / Tejaswani Sawant – 99, 98, 99, 98 improves to 29th position overall
- Series 4 of PRONE – ANJUM MOUDGIL – 99, Indian finishes Prone with 395 points and at 10 position in overall rankings
- Series 3 of PRONE – ANJUM MOUDGIL – 98 & Anjum moves to no. 12th
- Series 2 of PRONE – ANJUM MOUDGIL: Perfect 100 takes her to 14th
- Series 1 of PRONE – ANJUM MOUDGIL: 10,10,10,10,10,9,9,10,10,10 – 98 @18th currently
@9:15AM: Women’s 50m rifle three positions – Anjum Moudgil 16th & Tejaswani Sawant 32nd after KNEELING Leg of the event. Moudgil has score of 390 & Sawant with 384. Croatia’s Pejcic leads with 396
@9:05AM: Women’s 50M Rifle 3 Positions Qualification LIVE Starts – Kneeling Series Starts – Anjum 99, 98, 96, 97 / Tejaswani – 97, 92, 98
- Series 4 of Kneeling – ANJUM MOUDGIL: 9,10,10,10,9,10,10,10, 9,10 – @ 11th now
- Series 3 of Kneeling – ANJUM MOUDGIL: 10,10,9,9,10,10,9,9,10,10 – 96 @ 12th
- Series 2 of Kneeling – ANJUM MOUDGIL – 10,9,10,10,9,10,10,10,10,10 – 98
- Series 2 of Kneeling – Tejaswani Sawant slips further and is now 37th, 92 for her in 2nd Series – she is down and will be difficult to comeback from this position
- Series 2 of Kneeling – Moudgil 48 after 5 Shots – Slips to No. 10
- Brilliant start by Anjum Moudgil @ No 5 after Series 1 of Kneeling
- Tejaswini starts with 97 in Kneeling Series 1 @ 28th
@8:05AM – Women’s 50M Rifle 3 Positions Qualification LIVE – Tejaswani & Anjum LIVE @ 8:30 AM – Check the Rules for the event played in 3 positions i.e Kneeling / Prone / Standing – The maximum score per shot is 10.
- In this events, the participants shoot over a distance of 50 meters in kneeling, prone and standing positions, using a 5.6 millimeters (0.22 inches) caliber rifle, with a maximum weight of 6.5 kilograms.
- The center of the target is positioned at 0.75 meters above the floor and its total diameter measures 154.4 millimeters.
- During the qualification round, every shooter has to fire 40 shots each in the kneeling, prone and standing position within a total of 2 hours and 45 minutes.
Tokyo Olympics Shooting live: Tejaswini Sawant, Anjum Moudgil in action in Women’s 50m rifle three positions: follow live updates
Tokyo Olympics Shooting live – 50m rifle three positions LIVE: India’s shooting contingent has largely disappointed during the Olympics, but Tejaswini Sawant and Anjum Moudgil have a chance to rewrite that script when they take their spot at the range on Saturday. Sawant, who turns 41 in September, is a multiple Commonwealth Games medallist, in both the 10m air pistol and the 50m rifle. Tejaswini starred at the 14th Asian Championships, scoring a total of 1171, to book her place in Tokyo. Sawant will be competing in her first Olympics and will hope to ensure that the wait was worth it with a podium finish.
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Tokyo Olympics Shooting live: Tejaswini Sawant, Anjum Moudgil in action in Women’s 50m rifle three positions: follow live updates
Tokyo Olympics Shooting live – Tejaswani & Anjum LIVE: As for Anjum Moudgil, she will be competing in her maiden Olympics as well. The 27-year-old won the silver medal at the women’s 50m Rifle 3-positions silver medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and will be aiming for a similar performance in Tokyo. She also gold medals in the 10m Air Rifle category at the ISSF World Cup events at Munich and Beijing. Sawant and Moudgil will hope to give it their best shot with the likes of Manu Bhaker, Rahi Sarnobat and Co. failing to make a mark.
Match Details: Tejaswini Sawant, Anjum Moudgil (Shooting- Women’s 50m rifle three positions – Qualification)
Time: 8:30 AM IST
Date: 31-07-2021
Venue: Asaka Shooting Range
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Tokyo Olympics Shooting live: Tejaswini Sawant, Anjum Moudgil in action in Women’s 50m rifle three positions: follow live updates
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