Lonato [Italy], Ganemat Sekhon reached the final after finishing sixth in women's skeet as no contenders made the top six on the final day of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Shotgun in Lonato. Italy.
Ganemat managed only 16 hits out of the first 20 in the 60-shot final and became the first finalist to be eliminated. Rio Olympic champion Diana Bakosi won the gold medal with 57 hits.
Ganemat had scored a perfect 25 out of a total of 120 in five rounds for his fifth and final qualification round earlier in the day. This left her tied with three others for the last three qualification spots. The shoot-off took place and Ganemat made the first three shots to finish sixth ahead of Peru's Daniela Borda.
The Indian then made a good start to the final, hitting all four targets at the first station along with Dania Jo Vizzy of the United States and champion Diana.
However, she then got seven points out of the first 10 and this left her behind, especially considering that she had finished sixth. She missed only one of the next 10, but it was not enough to help her advance.
Apart from this, in women's skeet, Maheshwari Chauhan (114) stood 30th and Raiza Dhillon (111) stood 39th. In men's skeet, Sheeraj Shaikh (120) and Anantjit Singh Naruka (120) finished 30th and 31st with identical scores. Mairaj Ahmed Khan stood at 79th position with 113 points.
Ganemat managed only 16 hits out of the first 20 in the 60-shot final and became the first finalist to be eliminated. Rio Olympic champion Diana Bakosi won the gold medal with 57 hits.
Ganemat had scored a perfect 25 out of a total of 120 in five rounds for his fifth and final qualification round earlier in the day. This left her tied with three others for the last three qualification spots. The shoot-off took place and Ganemat made the first three shots to finish sixth ahead of Peru's Daniela Borda.
The Indian then made a good start to the final, hitting all four targets at the first station along with Dania Jo Vizzy of the United States and champion Diana.
However, she then got seven points out of the first 10 and this left her behind, especially considering that she had finished sixth. She missed only one of the next 10, but it was not enough to help her advance.
Apart from this, in women's skeet, Maheshwari Chauhan (114) stood 30th and Raiza Dhillon (111) stood 39th. In men's skeet, Sheeraj Shaikh (120) and Anantjit Singh Naruka (120) finished 30th and 31st with identical scores. Mairaj Ahmed Khan stood at 79th position with 113 points.
