Rio Olympics 2016, 10m Air Pistol Finals Highlights: Jitu Rai knocked out early

Hoang Xuan Vinh of Vietnam edges Felipe Almeida of Brazil to clinch the GOLD!

Here's how India reacted to Jitu Rai's performance in the final #Rio2016 pic.twitter.com/YVwDxPhlse

— Ashish Magotra (@clutchplay) August 6, 2016

Jitu Rai’s next and last hope is the 50m Air Pistol event.

That's it for Jitu. Just not his day. Really struggled in the final. Finishes in 8th position. #Rio2016 #Sigh #ThisSucks

— Ashish Magotra (@clutchplay) August 6, 2016

Not to be, sadly. #JituRai

— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) August 6, 2016

Oh dear! Jitu Rai is eliminated. He is the first shooter to be eliminated with a score of 78.7 and 8th position.

Not getting better for Jitu Rai. He shoots a total of 30 in 2nd series of 3 shots. Still placed at the bottom.

That's it. Jitu's not winning a medal, no chance. Very poor start

— Mihir Vasavda (@mihirsv) August 6, 2016

Jitu Rai has a poor start. He is at the bottom of the table with 28.9 after three shots at stage 1.

And we are underway!

Format of Final. 2 series of 3 shots each. After eighth shot lowest ranked shooter eliminated. Every two shots elimination till last two

— Digvijay Singh Deo (@DiggySinghDeo) August 6, 2016

Jitu scored 580, including 22 10s, after posting rounds of 96, 96, 98, 96, 96, 98.  However, another Indian shooter in the fray, Gurpreet Singh, finished 20th to miss the finals berth with a score of 576.  Chinese Pang Wei topped the qualifying stage with a score of 590 with 27 10s, while South Korean Jin Jongoh finished second with a score of 584 with 24 10s.  Slovakian Juraj Tuzinsky claimed the third spot with a score of 582 with 23 10s.

Indian shooter Jitu Rai entered the finals of the 10 metre Air Pistol event after finishing sixth in the qualifying stage. 

Hello and welcome to the coverage of 10m Air Pistol Men’s  final event.