The Maracana stadium in Brazil hosted one of the most glittering Olympic opening ceremonies on Friday, August 5. Greece led the Olympic parade followed by other countries with the hosts, Brazil, concluding the march-past. A total of 207 countries and a refugee team will be participating in this year’s Olympics.
Day 1 Event
Shooting time as Jitu Rai and Gurpreet Singh are in action in 10m Air Pistol qualification round.
After 1st series
Gurpreet Singh shoots 94 in the first series of 10m Air Pistol Men’s Qualification, currently placed 38th.
Jeetu Rai has done comparatively well shooting 76 with a ranking of 11th.
After 2nd series
Gurpreet Singh shoots 96, jumps 2 places to 36th.
Jeetu Rai shoots 96, drops 9 places to 20th.
After 3rd series
Gurpreet Singh shoots 93, jumps 6 places to 30th.
Jeetu Rai shoots a brilliant 98 to zoom to 8th.