Ramita Jindal at Paris Olympics 2024 Highlights & Score: Ramita bows out after good start to 10m Air Rifle final, finished seventh

Ramita Jindal at Paris Olympics 2024 Highlights & Score: The young Ramita Jindal finishes in seventh place in her Olympics debut in the Women's 10m Air Rifle Final. Follow Sportskeeda for live updates on Ramita Jindal at the Paris Olympics 2024

So not so great news coming in from the Chateauroux Shooting Centre as far as Indian hopes are concerned as Ramita Jindal finishes seventh. A great result for the young 20-year-old nonetheless, making the final on her Olympics debut. Kudos to another youngster, 16-year-old Ban Hyo-jing to hold her nerve for the gold medal!

That will be all from our coverage of the Women's 10m Air Rifle Final, but stay tuned to Sportskeeda so you don't miss out on any of the latest updates from Paris 2024.

Ban Hyo-jin clinches Gold

The youngster, Ban Hyo-jin, comes through in the end. Having set an Olympic record in the qualification rounds, she is now an Olympic champion with a 10.4 on the final shot. Huang shot a 10.3 to miss out on a second Gold by the narrowest of margins. Both women equalled the Olympics Final record of 251.8 in regulation shots.

Ban Hyo-jin - 251.8 (OR) 10.4* Gold medal
Huang Yuting - 251.8 (OR) 10.3* Silver medal

(*shoot-off score)

Headed for a nail-biter for Gold!

The 16-year-old Ban Hyo-jin gets nervy after being so close to gold, shoots 9.9 and 9.6. Huang Yuting's brilliant 10.3 and a 10.5 brings us to a deadlock. A one shot shootoff for the Gold!

Ban Hyo-jin - 251.8
Huang Yuting - 251.8

Swiss Audrey Gogniat takes Bronze

The Swiss shooter shot a valiant 10.6 against China's Huang Yuting, who wavered at 9.6. That, however, was not enough to bridge the gap.

Ban Hyo-jin - 232.3
Huang Yuting - 231
Audrey Gogniat - 230.3 - Bronze medal

Medallist confirmed

Ban Hyo-jin, Huang Yuting and Audrey Gogniat are ranked in three medal positions and the will play for gold, silver and bronze.

A great start from the Indian, with her even being ranked in the bronze medal position at one point, but she sealed her fate with that 9.7 on the final shot of the 10-point series.

The Indian was always chasing after that and the crucial shoot-off just didn't go her way. Credit also to Océanne Muller for stepping up.

Ramita exits at No. 7

Ramita Jindal exits the race in seventh place.

Océanne Muller shot a brilliant 10.8 to put her opponent under pressure right away. A valiant 10.5 from Ramita was not enough as she bows out with a smile on her face. A great showing for the 20-year-old on her Olympic debut!

Ramita in a shoot-off

Both Océanne Muller and Ramita Jindal at 145.3 for the sixth spot. The shooter with a lower score will exit the field!

What a tense moment for both women!

Ramita ranked 6th

The indian shoots a solid 10.4 and a 10.5 to move up a spot in the rankings! She is now placed 6th with 135.1 above Alexandra Le's 134.9!

Ramita slips into 7th place

Ramita slips into seventh after a poor 9.7 on her final shot. She will need to step up to avoid an early exit!

Standings after 10 shots:

Huang Yuting - 105.5
Ban Hyo-jin - 104.8
Audrey Gogniat - 104.6
Océanne Muller - 104.4
Sagen Maddalena - 104.3
Alexandra Le - 104.1
Ramita Jindal - 104
Jeanette Hegg Duestad - 103.6

Ramita Jindal with a brilliant 10.9 in the first series as she finds herself very much in the contention with 52.5! A fourth place is not bad at all for the Indian, who is just 0.3 points away from the bronze medal spot. China's Huang Yuting leads with a stellar 53.

Standings after first five shots:

Huang Yuting - 53
Audrey Gogniat - 52.9
Ban Hyo-jin - 52.8
Ramita Jindal - 52.5
Sagen Maddalena - 52.3
Alexandra Le - 52
Océanne Muller - 51.5
Jeanette Hegg Duestad - 50.5

All shooters will hit two series of five shots each to get us started in the final. After the 10 shots are fired, the competition will move into the knock-out stages.

Shooters have made their way onto the Chateauroux and introductions are underway. Live action from 10m Air Rifle Final coming you way now!

Ramita came back from a slow start to finish fifth in the qualification rounds with a score of 631.5. The filed was led by South Korea's Ban yo-jin. who set an Olympic record with a score of 634.5.
Here's how the top eight shooters fared in the qualification rounds to make the Individual Final:

At just 20, Ramita Jindal already has two World Cup and a World Championships medal to her name. She also bagged a Team silver and an Individual bronze at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games. Can she repeat the heroics and give India its second medal? Only one way to find out... Live action is minutes away!

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Welcome back to Sportskeeda’s continued coverage of the Paris Olympics. After a successful day that saw Manu Bhaker deliver India’s first gold, hopes are high from the shooting contingent.

Ramita Jindal, who finished 5th in the 10m Air Rifle qualification event, will look to etch her name in the history books. The final is scheduled to begin at 1 pm IST so stay tuned for live updates!