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London Olympics 2012: Shooter Shagun Chowdhary out of London Olympics

Shooter Shagun Chowdhary`s campaign at the London Olympics ended on a disappointing note as she failed to qualify for the finals of the women`s trap event after finishing 20th on Saturday

London: Shooter Shagun Chowdhary`s campaign at the London Olympics ended on a disappointing note as she failed to qualify for the finals of the women`s trap event after finishing 20th on Saturday.
Shagun finished a lowly 20th out of 22 competitors at the Royal Artillery Barracks. The 29-year-old from Jaipur started off reasonably well by shooting 23 out of 25, but a 17 in the second series saw her slip down. A 21 in the third round gave her a total of 61, which was never going to be enough. Jessica Rossi of Italy topped the qualification round on her way to a world record score of 75. She shot 25 in all the series. Slovakia`s Zuzana Stefechekova came second with 73 while Suzanne Balogh of Australia had to be content with a third-place finish after firing 72 in the qualifiers. Shagun was the first woman shooter from India to qualify for the trap event of the Olympic Games. PTI