Narang, Rajput miss out

Gagan Narang came tantalisingly close to booking a berth in the final but luck deserted him when he needed it most in the 50m Rifle 3 Position event.

Narang faltered in kneeling and eventually finished 13th with his personal best total of 1168. Sanjeev Rajput aggregated 1163 395 in prone, 380 in standing and 387 in kneeling to finish 26th.

Gagan was impressive in prone, firing 98, 99, 98 and 99 to tally 394 and though did better in standing, which accounted for 389, he was right in the mix at fourth place with one foot in the final. A mundane kneeling performance, however, threw his campaign in disarray.