<p>Indian shooters endured a modest start in the ISSF World Cup here on Thursday with a podium finish eluding the fancied Olympic-bound group, including the likes of teen sensation Manu Bhaker and Elavenil Valarivan.</p>.<p>Manu finished seventh in the women's 10m air pistol event with a score of 137.3 in the final, while Elavenil, along with two others, failed to make the finals of the women's 10m air rifle competition.</p>.<p>Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar finished seventh in the men's 10m air rifle final.</p>.<p>The event is the Indian shooting team's final competitive outing before the Olympics in Tokyo.</p>.<p>The 20-year-old Aishwary, who finished with a score of 628 in the qualification round, shot a total of 143.9 before being eliminated from the final.</p>.<p>Deepak Kumar (626) and Divyansh Singh Panwar (624.7) failed to make the final, ending 14th and 25th respectively in the qualifying round.</p>.<p>In another disappointing show, the trio of Anjum Moudgil, Apurvi Chandela and Valarivan could not enter the finals of the women's 10m air rifle event.</p>.<p>Apurvi had the best result among the three women, finishing 24th with a score of 624.2.</p>.<p>While Anjum managed 622.3 to be placed 42nd in the qualification, Elavenil (621.2) also copped a two-point penalty for protesting a shot that was correctly scored.</p>.<p>The 21-year-old Elavenil, a junior World Cup gold medallist, initially scored a total of 623.2 points to finish 35th but the two point penalty meant she slipped to the 55th spot.</p>.<p>According to the ISSF rules, if the Results, Timing and Scoring (RTS) jury determines that a protested shot was scored correctly, a two point penalty is imposed on the shooter.</p>.<p>Apart from Manu, the women's 10m air pistol final also featured Yashaswini Singh Deswal, who ended eighth with a score of 117.1. While Manu had qualified sixth for the final with a score of 577, Yashaswini was a notch above with an effort of 578.</p>.<p>Rahi Sarnobat could not make the finals, ending 13th with a score of 572.</p>.<p>Antoaneta Kostadinova of Bulgaria won the gold in women's 10m air pistol with a score of 240.</p>.<p>In the men's 10m air pistol competition, Abhishek Verma and Saurabh Chaudhary qualified for the finals with identical scores of 581 with the latter placed a rung higher at sixth owing to his higher inner 10s count.</p>
<p>Indian shooters endured a modest start in the ISSF World Cup here on Thursday with a podium finish eluding the fancied Olympic-bound group, including the likes of teen sensation Manu Bhaker and Elavenil Valarivan.</p>.<p>Manu finished seventh in the women's 10m air pistol event with a score of 137.3 in the final, while Elavenil, along with two others, failed to make the finals of the women's 10m air rifle competition.</p>.<p>Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar finished seventh in the men's 10m air rifle final.</p>.<p>The event is the Indian shooting team's final competitive outing before the Olympics in Tokyo.</p>.<p>The 20-year-old Aishwary, who finished with a score of 628 in the qualification round, shot a total of 143.9 before being eliminated from the final.</p>.<p>Deepak Kumar (626) and Divyansh Singh Panwar (624.7) failed to make the final, ending 14th and 25th respectively in the qualifying round.</p>.<p>In another disappointing show, the trio of Anjum Moudgil, Apurvi Chandela and Valarivan could not enter the finals of the women's 10m air rifle event.</p>.<p>Apurvi had the best result among the three women, finishing 24th with a score of 624.2.</p>.<p>While Anjum managed 622.3 to be placed 42nd in the qualification, Elavenil (621.2) also copped a two-point penalty for protesting a shot that was correctly scored.</p>.<p>The 21-year-old Elavenil, a junior World Cup gold medallist, initially scored a total of 623.2 points to finish 35th but the two point penalty meant she slipped to the 55th spot.</p>.<p>According to the ISSF rules, if the Results, Timing and Scoring (RTS) jury determines that a protested shot was scored correctly, a two point penalty is imposed on the shooter.</p>.<p>Apart from Manu, the women's 10m air pistol final also featured Yashaswini Singh Deswal, who ended eighth with a score of 117.1. While Manu had qualified sixth for the final with a score of 577, Yashaswini was a notch above with an effort of 578.</p>.<p>Rahi Sarnobat could not make the finals, ending 13th with a score of 572.</p>.<p>Antoaneta Kostadinova of Bulgaria won the gold in women's 10m air pistol with a score of 240.</p>.<p>In the men's 10m air pistol competition, Abhishek Verma and Saurabh Chaudhary qualified for the finals with identical scores of 581 with the latter placed a rung higher at sixth owing to his higher inner 10s count.</p>