Punjab, Sept. 23 -- Manu Bhaker finished fifth in the women's 10m air pistol final, eliminated after her 18th shot. She had qualified third. She leaves the event with nothing.
How it went
Bhaker qualified with 579-20x, third into the final. She was on 181.1 when a 9.6 with her 18th shot ended it.
South Korea's Choo Gaeun won gold with 246.3, an Asian record. China's Shen Yiyao took silver on 241.3.
What a 9.6 means here
In an ordinary competition a 9.6 is a good shot. In an elimination final it is frequently fatal, because you are not being measured against the target - you are being measured against seven other people who are also shooting tens.
That is the format. Shooters are knocked out two shots at a time, and one shot below the ...