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Friday 3 August 2012


London Olympics Shooting: Joydeep Karmakar Misses Bronze By A Whisker


Indian Shooter Joydeep Karamakar missed the Bronze Medal by a whisker as he finished 4th in the 50m Air Rifle Prone Event at the London Olympics on Friday.

Joydeep Karmakar had earlier shot 595 out of 600 in the Qualifying Round to qualify for the finals. In the Finals, Karmakar scored 104.1 to finish with 699.1 in the end.

Joydeep Karamakar really shot well in the finals but missed the Bronze Medal by 1.9 points. Gagan Narang could not qualify for the finals as he finished 17th in the Qualifying Rounds.