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Bindra finishes seventh
August 16, 2004 17:58 IST Last Updated: August 16, 2004 18:18 IST
Abhinav Bindra disappointed in the final of the 10m Air Rifle event to finish in seventh place at the Markopoulo Olympic Shooting Centre on Saturday. Zhu Q of China, who qualified for the final with an Olympic record of 599 out of 600 in the qualifying round, claimed the gold for China with a score of 702.7 (103.7 in the final), which broke the world record. Li J took silver to make it a one-two for China with a tally of 701.3 (103.3). Jozef Gonci of Slovakia took the bronze with a final score of 697.4. He won the silver in the 1996 Atlanta Games. Bindra, who raised hopes by qualifying for the final in third place with a score of 597, shot only 97.6 in the final round to finish with 694.6. Men's 10m air rifle (60 shots) - Final Standings: 1. Qinan Zhu (Chn) Total Points:702.7 Final Round:103.7 2. Jie Li (Chn) Total Points:701.3 Final Round:103.3 3. Jozef Gonci (Svk) Total Points:697.4 Final Round:101.4 4. Min Ho Cheon (Kor) Total Points:696.6 Final Round:101.6 5. Maik Eckhardt (Ger) Total Points:696.3 Final Round:101.3 6. Sung Tae Je (Kor) Total Points:696.3 Final Round:102.3 7. Abhinav Bindra (Ind) Total Points:694.6 Final Round:97.6 8. Jason Parker (USA) Total Points:694.5 Final Round:100.5 Men's 10m air rifle (60 shots) - Qualification round: 1. Qinan Zhu (Chn) Points:599 2. Jie Li (Chn) Points:598 3. Abhinav Bindra (Ind) Points:597 4. Jozef Gonci (Svk) Points:596 5. Min Ho Cheon (Kor) Points:595 6. Maik Eckhardt (Ger) Points:595 7. Jason Parker (USA) Points:594 8. Sung Tae Je (Kor) Points:594 9. Matthew Emmons (USA) Points:594 9. Matej Meszaros (Svk) Points:594 9. Masaru Yanagida (Jpn) Points:594 12. Thomas Farnik (Aut) Points:593 12. Torsten Krebs (Ger) Points:593 12. Gagan Narang (Ind) Points:593
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