Former World and Olympic champion Abhinav Bindra missed the silver by 0.1 point in the men’s air rifle in the International Shooting Competition of Hannover in Germany on Sunday.
The 33-year-old Bindra, preparing for his fifth Olympics, shot 184.5 in taking the bronze behind Nicolas Schallenberger of Germany while Jan Lochbihler of Switzerland won the gold.
The results:
Men: 10m air rifle: 1. Jan Lochbihler (Sui) 206.2 (624.7); 2. Nicolas Schalllenberger (Ger) 204.5 (625.6); 3. Abhinav Bindra 184.5 (626.1); 18. Aniket Sunil Mane 619.5; 42. Gagandeep Singh Bhangu 605.6.
Women: 10m air rifle: 1. Elaheh Ahmadi (Iri) 207.9 (419.7); 2. Najmeh Khedmati (Iri) 206.7 (417.6); 3. Jolyn Beer (Ger) 185.9 (421.3); 6. Ayonika Paul 122.6 (419.8); 11. Apurvi Chandela 415.5; 56. Aishwarya Gupta 407.6.
10m air pistol: 1. Sandra Hornung (Ger) 199.4 (382); 2. Heena Sidhu 199.1 (388); 3. Celine Goberville (Fra) 175.9 (379); 10. Annuraj Singh 374; 17. P. Shri Nivetha 372; 19. Anita Devi 370; 21. Shilpi Bisht 369; 32. Nethra Devi Murali 355; 33. Sheila Kanungo 352; 38. Ganga Priya Venugopal 334. — Sports Bureau
