The Olympic bronze medalist and Indian contingent Chef de Mission Gagan Narang posted a heartfelt post for Indian shooter Sarabjot Singh after he failed to make it to the final of the men's 10m air pistol event at the Paris Olympics 2024 on Saturday, July 27.
Sarabjot Singh finished ninth in the qualification round of the individual event of the 10m air pistol with 577 points. The 22-year-old was excelling well in the initial stage of the qualification round as he was consistently in the top eight, the criteria for making it to the final.
However, in the final series, Sarabjot missed a few crucial points that resulted him in pushing out of the positions to qualify for the final. Ambala-born shooter was dejected as he missed out on his chance to qualify for the final by just 1 point.
Taking to his Instagram handle, Gagan Narang consoled Sarabjot Singh while recalling his heartbreak at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Former Indian shooter backed Sarabjot to bounce back in the mixed 10m air pistol event.
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"No one can understand how Sarabjot feels like I do. I faced a similar situation missing out on a count back in 2008 Beijing Olympics." 2012 London Olympics bronze medalist wrote on Instagram.
"Chin up @sarabjotsingh30 you have one more event.. You got this.. come back stronger and conquer the world my friend." Narang added.
Apart from Sarabjot Singh, Arjun Singh Cheema too failed to qualify for the final as he finished 18th with 574 points. Just like Sarabjot, Arjun was in the top eight in the initial round of the qualification round. However, the Punjab shooter failed to maintain his consistency in the later stages of the qualification round.
This was another disappointing for Indian shooting after 10m air rifle mixed teams of Sandeep Singh/Elavenil Valarivan and Arjun Babuta/Ramita Jindal failed to qualify for the final.
Sarabjot Singh will look to turn his heartbreak into joy
Sarabjot Singh campaign have not come to an end as they have another shot at winning a medal when they take in the mixed 10m air pistol event. Sarabjot will team up with Manu Bhaker for the event on Monday.
Meanwhile, Manu Bhaker qualified for the finals of the women's 10m air pistol event by finishing third in the qualification round. Bhaker was consistent throughout the qualification round of the event and maintained herself in the top eight, which is a criteria to qualify for the final.
Elavenil Valarivan, Ramita Jindal, Arjun Babuta and Sandeep Singh will be back in action for the individual event in Women's and Men's 10m air rifle.
