Bindra's gold provided the luster in 2008
On the downside, Rathore (double trap), Narang (50m rifle prone and 50m rifle three positions), Mansher Singh (trap), Manavjit Singh Sandhu (trap), Samresh Jung (10m air pistol and 50m air pistol), Sanjeev Rajput (50m air rifle and 50m rifle three positions), Anjali Bhagwat and Avneet Kaur Sidhu (both 10m air rifle and 50m rifle three positions) - had disappointing outings in Beijing, failing to make their respective final rounds.
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Rathore, who showed that Indian shooters could do it when he won the silver medal in double trap at Athens four years ago, was a shadow of his former self.
Pressure was clearly on the veteran marksman after Bindra won the gold and the army man wilted under it in the qualifying round itself, admitting that he "struggled" to read targets as he shot 131 to be placed 15th overall.
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