Xtra Time Web Desk: It has been a disappointing day for Indian shooting team as both Manu Bhaker and Yashaswini Deswal failed to qualify for the 10m air pistol event at the Tokyo Olympics. World No. 2 Manu Bhaker finished the qualification with 575 points and at the 12th spot in the 53-woman field. World No. 1 Yashaswini Deswal finished with 574 points and at the 13th spot.
The 19-year-old Manu, ranked number two in the world, was pegged back by a technical glitch involving her gun after an impressive start saw her take one of the places in the top eight. An opening of 98 was followed by 95, 94 and a 95 as the young shooter dropped out of the top-10.
With a 98, the Commonwealth Games and Youth Olympics gold medallist tried to stage a comeback of sorts in the fifth series, but caved in under pressure in a poor final series, which saw her register one 8 and three 9s, leaving Frenchwoman Celine Goberville to bag the eighth and last qualifying spot.
World No 1 Yashaswini too disappointed as she to make it to the next round. She was not consistent enough to challenge the top guns, bowing out in 13th place with scores of 94, 98, 94, 97, 96 and 95 for an aggregate of 574.