Sheeraz Sheikh misses the final

Mansour Al Rashedi wins the gold

April 15, 2019 09:48 pm | Updated 09:48 pm IST - Al Ain (UAE)

Sheeraz Sheikh shot increasingly better by logging 74 out of 75 in the last three rounds, but a total of 119 saw him miss the skeet final by three points in the shotgun World Cup that concluded in Al Ain, UAE, on Monday.

Sheeraz had conceded ground in the first two rounds with scores of 22 and 23. Thus, he could not catch up in a highly competitive field in which three shooters with 122 missed out on the final, in the shoot-off.

Consistent series

While Sheeraz was the best placed among the three Indians at 31st, Asian champion Angad Vir Singh Bajwa also shot 119 for the 43rd place. He had consistent series of 24, 23, 24, 24 and 24.

Olympian Mairaj Ahmad Khan finished well with rounds of 24 and 25, but fared below his best in the first and third rounds with scores of 21 and 22 respectively. He was thus 69th with a total of 116, in a field of 125 shooters.

Mansour Al Rashedi of Kuwait beat Jesper Hansen of Denmark for the gold 56-54 in the final. Both the shooters won the Olympic quota place, ahead of the bronze medallist Luke Peter Argiro of Australiia who equalled the world record of perfect 125 in qualification.

The results: Men’s skeet: 1. Mansour Al Rashedi (Kuw) 56 (123); 2. Jesper Hansen (Den) 54 (122); 3. Luke Peter Argiro (Aus) 42 (125 EWR).

31. Sheeraz Sheikh 119; 43. Angad Vir Singh Bajwa 119; 69. Mairaj Ahmad Khan 116 .

0 / 0
Sign in to unlock member-only benefits!
  • Access 10 free stories every month
  • Save stories to read later
  • Access to comment on every story
  • Sign-up/manage your newsletter subscriptions with a single click
  • Get notified by email for early access to discounts & offers on our products
Sign in

Comments

Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments.

We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of The Hindu and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.