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Jitu ends eighth
RIO DE JANEIRO: India’s campaign in the Olympic shooting competition got off on a disappointing note with medal hope Jitu Rai finishing eighth in the men’s 10m air
Published on: Aug 7, 2016, 06:43:13 IST
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RIO DE JANEIRO: India’s campaign in the Olympic shooting competition got off on a disappointing note with medal hope Jitu Rai finishing eighth in the men’s 10m air pistol event on Saturday. Jitu produced a string of poor shots for a total score of 78.7 and was the first to be eliminated from the eight-man final. Earlier, Jitu qualified for the final finishing sixth out of 46 competitors. Jitu fired his way to 580 points with sequence of 96 in the first two series followed by 98, 96, 96 and 98.
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