Munich World Cup: Ghalay finishes 31st

Sushil Ghalay (622.7) finished 31st in the 50m rifle prone event at the shooting World Cup in Munich on Sunday, placing ahead of Chain Singh (37th with 622.1) and Sanjeev Rajput (65th, 616.6).

Published : May 21, 2017 21:16 IST

Sushil Ghalay

Sushil Ghalay (622.7) finished 31st in the 50m rifle prone event at the shooting World Cup in Munich on Sunday, placing ahead of Chain Singh (37th with 622.1) and Sanjeev Rajput (65th, 616.6).

Gagan Narang shot in the MQS section and returned a score of 622.1.

In the 25m rapid fire pistol event, Neeraj Kumar shot 578 for the 18th place. Harpreet Singh had 577 and Gurpreet Singh 572, which meant none of the Indians was close to qualification, with 585 being the cut-off.

In the women’s 50m rifle 3-position elimination round, Tejaswini Sawant shot 581 and Gaayathri Nithyanadam 580, while Elizabeth Susan Koshy had 575. The qualification phase and the final will be held on Monday.

The results: Men: 50m rifle prone: 1. Kim Jonghyun (Kor) 248.3 (628.8), 2. Stian Bogar (Nor) 248.2 (625.4), 3. Thomas Mathis (Aut) 227.1 (627.3) .