Bangladesh hope Sharmin Akhtar Ratna finished a disappointing 27th out of 56 participants on Saturday's opening medal event of the London Olympics at the Royal Artillery Barracks.
Her combined score of 393 included impressive scores of 99, 100 and 99 in the last three shots, but her first effort of 95 had left her too far behind to get anywhere in the running.
It was bitter disappointment for a cautiously hopeful Bangladeshi contingent who had hoped that Ratna's two-month training course in England prior to the Olympics would have helped her achieve something substantial. She had been excelling at practice scoring an average of 398, but it seemed like the pressure of the Olympics got the better of her and she crumbled at the big stage.
Gold went to China's ace rifle shooter Yi Siling, making her the first gold medallist of London 2012. Sylwia Bogacka took silver and Yi's compatriot Yu Dan won bronze.
The top two qualifiers Bogacka and Yi started a fierce battle for the gold, both scoring 10.8 out of possible 10.9 in the first shot.
Yi, the world No.1 in this event, cemented her top position and grabbed the title with her last two shots (10.3 and 10.5) finishing on a total of 502.9 points. This is the second gold for China in this event at the Games after Du Li won at Athens 2004.
Bogackla dropped her rank to third after the ninth shot, however her last shot (in which she scored 10.8) lifted her to the silver medal position. She finished on 502.2 points.
Yu clinched bronze with a total score of 501.5 points. She was second after the ninth shot but dropped her rank with her last shot (9.6).
Five shooters finished at 397 points after the 40-shot qualification rounds.
A five-way shoot-off (five shots) decided the last four qualifiers.
Her combined score of 393 included impressive scores of 99, 100 and 99 in the last three shots, but her first effort of 95 had left her too far behind to get anywhere in the running.
It was bitter disappointment for a cautiously hopeful Bangladeshi contingent who had hoped that Ratna's two-month training course in England prior to the Olympics would have helped her achieve something substantial. She had been excelling at practice scoring an average of 398, but it seemed like the pressure of the Olympics got the better of her and she crumbled at the big stage.
Gold went to China's ace rifle shooter Yi Siling, making her the first gold medallist of London 2012. Sylwia Bogacka took silver and Yi's compatriot Yu Dan won bronze.
The top two qualifiers Bogacka and Yi started a fierce battle for the gold, both scoring 10.8 out of possible 10.9 in the first shot.
Yi, the world No.1 in this event, cemented her top position and grabbed the title with her last two shots (10.3 and 10.5) finishing on a total of 502.9 points. This is the second gold for China in this event at the Games after Du Li won at Athens 2004.
Bogackla dropped her rank to third after the ninth shot, however her last shot (in which she scored 10.8) lifted her to the silver medal position. She finished on 502.2 points.
Yu clinched bronze with a total score of 501.5 points. She was second after the ninth shot but dropped her rank with her last shot (9.6).
Five shooters finished at 397 points after the 40-shot qualification rounds.
A five-way shoot-off (five shots) decided the last four qualifiers.
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