Apurvi, Elavenil fail to qualify for 10m air rifle final
July 24, 2021 06:50
Elavanil Valarivan
Shooters were off to a poor start at the Tokyo Olympics as first-timer Elavanil Valarivan and Apurvi Chandela failed to qualify for the finals of the women's 10m air rifle event.
Making her Olympic debut, Elavanil finished 16th after shooting 626.5 over six series of 10 shots each, while the more experienced Apurvi settled for the 36th place after aggregating 621.9 at the Asaka Range.
The Indians were off to a decent start and even as Apurvi slipped after that, the 21-year-old Elavenil tried to remain in the contest with a fine performance in the third series, including shooting a perfect 10.9.
However, Elavenil could not maintain the same form and a couple of 9s in the fifth and sixth series pushed her further down. Apurvi had finished 34th at the 2016 Rio Games
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