Indian Shooters Miss Finals at Paris Olympics

Indian shooters Anjum Moudgil and Sift Kaur Samra failed to reach the final of the women's 50m rifle 3 positions event at the Paris Olympics. Anjum finished 18th, scoring 584, while Sift ended 31st with 575. Sift's performance was notably poor compared to her prior achievements at the Asian Games.

Indian shooters Anjum Moudgil and Sift Kaur Samra did not qualify for the final of the women's 50m rifle 3 positions event at the Paris Olympics on Thursday. Anjum secured the 18th position with a score of 584, including 26 inner 10s, while Sift finished 31st, scoring 575 with 22 inner 10s.

Sift, who came into the Olympics as the reigning Asian Games champion, had a challenging run in the standing segment, shooting 93 and 94. During the kneeling stage, she scored 193 and managed to slightly recover in the prone segment with a 195, but a subsequent 187 in the standing series affected her final ranking.

This performance was a significant departure from Sift's showing at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, where she achieved a qualification score of 594 and won the event with a world record score of 469.6.