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Tokyo Olympics: Baki eliminated from 10m air rifles

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25 Jul 2021 14:41:34 | Update: 25 Jul 2021 14:54:04
Tokyo Olympics: Baki eliminated from 10m air rifles
Bangladeshi shooter Abdullah Hel Baki practises during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. — Courtesy Photo

Bangladesh famed shooter Abdullah Hel Baki was eliminated from the qualification round of his favourite Men's 10-metre air rifles of the Tokyo Olympics shooting at the Asaka Shooting Range in the Japanese capital on Sunday.

He finished 41st among the 47 competitors of the event making a worse total score of 619.8.
Top eight shooters of the event qualified for the final round.

Later, In the event's final round, William Shaner of USA clinched gold medal with Olympics record scoring 251.6, Sheng Lihao of China earned the silver medal scoring 250.9 while Yang Haoran of China, who finished top in qualification round scoring 632.7, took the event's bronze scoring 229.4.

In the six-round 60-shoot qualifying series, Baki scored 102.8 in the first series, 103.4 in the second series, 102.9 in the third series, 103.8 in the fourth series, again 103.8 in the fifth series, and 103.1 in the sixth and last series.

Commonwealth Games silver medalist Baki finished 25th among 50 participants in the Men's 10-metre Air Rifles scoring 621.2 in the Rio de Janeiro Olympics' 2016 in Brazil.

Meanwhile, a three-member Bangladesh athletics team due to fly for Japan Sunday afternoon to compete in the ongoing Tokyo Olympics.

The athletics events of the Tokyo Olympics will begin on August 1.

Bangladesh Athletics team comprises team leader Advocate Abdur Rakib Montu, coach Abdullah Hel Kafi and athlete Mohammad Jahir Raihan.

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