Manu Bhaker, Yashaswini Singh Deswal fall short of women’s 10m air pistol final at Tokyo Olympics
Manu Bhaker finished 12th and Yashaswini Singh Deswal 13th in the qualification round. They needed to be in the top eight for a place in the final.
India’s Manu Bhaker and Yashaswini Singh Deswal failed to clinch a spot in the 10m air pistol women’s final at the Tokyo Olympics.
Manu Bhaker finished 12th in the qualifying round with a score of 575-14x while Yashaswini Singh Deswal ended in the 13th spot with 574-11x. Only the top eight made it to the finals.
Former world champion Ranxin Jiang of China finished top in the qualifying round with 587-23x. Greece’s Anna Korakaki, the Rio 2016 bronze medallist in 10m air pistol, finished second with 585-28x while ROC’s Vitalina Batsarashkina finished third with 582-19x.
France’s Celine Goberville was eighth with 577-15x.
Taking aim at the Asaka Shooting Range, Manu Bhakar started well with a solid score of 98 with her first series of 10 shots and joined the leading pack.
The 19-year-old Manu Bhaker, however, lost ground after a brief issue with her gun. The world No. 2 managed 95, 94 and 95 in series two, three and four respectively.
A 98 in the fifth series gave Manu Bhaker some hope of qualifying as the Indian pushed for a spot in the final series. With her last shot, the Indian needed an inner 10 to force a shootoff for the eighth spot but could only manage an eight.
In stark contrast to Manu Bhaker, Yashaswini Singh Deswal, the current world No. 1 in women’s 10m air pistol, faltered in her opening series with a score of 94.
The 24-year-old Yashaswini regained some momentum with a 98, 97 and 96 in series two, four and five. She needed a near-perfect final series to have any chance of making the cut but had to settle for an average 95.