CWG shooting: Tejaswini, Meena miss gold by one point, get bronze
By IANSMonday, October 11, 2010
NEW DELHI - India shooters Tejaswini Sawant and Meena Kumari missed the gold by one point in the womens 50 metres rifle prone and had to be content with a bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games at the Karni Singh Shooting Range here Monday.
The gold went to Scotlands Jen McIntosh (591) and Kay Copland (578)while English girls Michelle Smith (590) and Sharon Lee (579) got the silver. Both England and Scotland were tied at 1,169 points, but England won the gold on the basis of 60 perfect 10s while Scotland had 52 perfect 10s.
Tejaswini, a world champion in 50 metres prone, shot 583 while Meena 585 as India finished with 1,168 points.
Jen said that the conditions were pretty tough and the strong wind made life difficult for shooters.
The conditions were pretty tough. It wasnt easy out there today. The wind was up and it was quiet strong. It was flicking about a wee bit. We shoot at a reasonably sheltered range back home and so it was a bit of struggle, said Jen.
Copland said it was Jen, who saved the day for Scotland.
It is a total shock win. I was saved by my teammate. I dont know what went wrong. The wid was strong and I couldnt predict it. I tried to fix it but couldnt get it right. We have won the gold and now it doesnt matter, she said.
