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Samaresh Jung shot a 577, with a series of 94, 98, 98, 95, 97, 95 in taking the 24th slot in a field of 99 shooters. His personal best has been a National record 584. The Olympic quota has gone for scores as low as 580, that was accomplished in the last World Cup in Fort Benning. Shooting with a borrowed pistol, as his equipment had been misplaced by the airlines, Samaresh had recorded a 574 in the last World Cup. The strong field meant high scores. The gold was literally grabbed by Yifu Wang of China as he followed an outstanding 589 with a 98.2 in the final. He beat compatriot Zongliang Tan by a 2.8 point margin. Since both these Chinese shooters had won the Olympic quota last year in free pistol and air pistol events in Shanghai and Atlanta respectively, the quota went to the third placed Yuri Dauhapolau of Belarus, who took the bronze with a total of 684.2, following a 583 in the preliminary phase. In comparison, the Indian ace Jaspal Rana, shooting in his first World Cup for the season, could aggregate only a 575, with a series of 97, 98, 99, 93, 96 and 92. He was joint 32nd. With a little more intensity, especially during the training stints, Jaspal should be able to push closer to the qualification. The young Ronak Pandit, not much known for his skills in air pistol, shot a 568 to be joint 59th. He had a series of 91, 93, 99, 93, 95 and 97. It could have been wiser to give a chance to the 16-year-old Shweta Chaudhary, who had shot a 382 out of 400 in the World Championship in Lahti last year and missed a medal on the count back in the junior section. She had also shot a 381 in the World Cup in Shanghai last season, apart from scores of 383 and 382 in the trials and the National championship respectively. But her claims to compete in the women's air pistol event in the World Cups, have been ignored, perhaps because she has been shooting only up to 377 this season. Yet, if such a tough a yardstick had been exercised for the men's event, both Jaspal Rana and Ronak Pandit would not have found a place in the team. For the record, the women's air pistol gold was bagged by Luna Tao of China who followed a 386 with a 99.8, to beat Olga Kousnetsova of Rusia by 0.6 points. However, the bronze medallist Natalia Akhmertdinova of Russia walked away with the Olympic quota with a 484.6. She shot a 387 in the preliminary phase, the best among the eight finalists, but a 97.6 in the final pulled her down to the third slot.
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