India's Rahul Jakhar finishes fifth in mixed 25M pistol SH1 final

TOKYO: Having made a brilliant comeback to qualify in second place, India's Rahul Jakhar failed to repeat the act in the final, eventually finishing fifth in the P3 Mixed 25m Pistol SH1.

Jakhar came up with a superb performance in the rapid section of the qualifying stage to finish with a score of 576.

In the final, he survived the first elimination round as Ukraine's Iryna Liakhu was eliminated in a shootout with China's Yang Chao. The Chinese shooter was the next to get out, he finished with a score of 5.

Turkey's Korhan Muharram Yamac was the next to go was the third to get eliminated with a score of 9.

Just when it was looking like Jakhar will get into the medal rounds, he got eliminated as he could manage only 1 and 1 points in the next two shots to finish with a score of 12. IANS

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