10 metre air rifle

India's first event.

Anjali Bhagwat and Avneet Kaur fail to qualify. Both did ok but not enough to get through the last 10.

Anjali Bhagwat - 99, 99, 97, 98 = 393 (finished 29th)
Avneet Kaur Sidhu - 98, 100, 96, 95 = 389 (finished 39th)

396 was the minimum required to go through...

In men's competition as well it was a less than satisfactory performance...with Samaresh Jung finishing 42nd out of 48 :(

Samaresh Jung - 92, 95, 96, 98, 96, 93 = 570

581 was the minimum score to qualify...

Olympics - 2008

With a magnificent opening, the 2008 Olympics are under way. On the greatest sporting stage athletes from around the world try to earn glory for their nation, their people.

India of course have never been able to make a mark in this event. This time round there are 56 sportsmen taking part from India. Will anyone rise to the challenge? Since hockey team is watching the event from home, the other medal hopes are mainly in shooting and some experts feel boxing...Time will tell...

and it still continues to rain...

3 hours of torrential rain...
3 feet of standing water...
3 hrs to get home...