Seasoned Indian shooter Tejaswini Sawant missed out on qualifying for the women’s 50-metre rifle 3-position final by a point as China and Russia continued their dominance in the ISSF World Cup at Changwon on Friday.
Tejaswini, a gold medallist at the recently concluded Commonwealth Games, finished 12th after shooting 1167 in qualification. Anna Ilana of Ukraine, who grabbed the eighth and final qualifying spot with a score of 1168, had 57 inner 10s to Tejaswini’s 61.
China won the gold in the event to go top of the medals tally with four yellow metals to their name.
China and Russia continued to dominate the competition, accounting for seven of the 13 gold medals won so far. The remaining six have been distributed equally among hosts Korea, Australia, Italy, Slovakia, Finland and Belarus.
Of the 39 total medals, Russia and China have won a total of 12 among them and will look to increase that tally with two finals left to play over the two remaining days of competition. India remains at tenth place with Shahzar Rizvi the lone medallist – winning a silver – in the men’s 10-metre air pistol earlier in the competition.
