Shooting

  1. Rifle drama as McIntosh fails to make final

    Tyrone Smith
    BBC Sport Scotland in Paris

    Seonaid McIntosh could be forgiven for thinking the Olympic gods are conspiring against her in Paris.

    The Scot failed to progress beyond the opening round in the 10m individual competition in Chateauroux on Sunday morning - and a rifle malfunction in the warm-up did little to help her cause.

    Her coach - her father Donald - arrived armed with a tool box to fix the gun with just minutes until the competition started.

    The issue is understood to have been related to the gun’s barrel, which was completely replaced.

    While her rivals started the competition, McIntosh was a delayed entry allowed additional time for practice, before eventually re-joining the field.

    The 28-year-old showed great composure under the additional pressure and was seen to be relying on breathing techniques to stay calm.

    She scored 624.5 after her 60 shots to finish 37th and did not progress to Monday's final.

    McIntosh also failed to make it beyond the fist stage of Saturday's 10m mixed team event - but make no mistake, she remains one of the best hopes of a Scottish gold at this Games.

    Anything gained in the 10m events would have been a bonus for the Scot - the real business for her comes in the women's 50m three position rifle later in the week, an event where she is the world champion and world number one.

  2. China's Xie takes gold in men's 10m air pistol

    Sam Drury
    BBC Sport journalist

    Federico Nilo Maldini of Italy congratulates Yu Xie of China after men's 10m air pistol final at 2024 Paris OlympicsReuters

    Yu Xie delivered China's third gold medal of the Games with victory in the men's 10m air pistol on Sunday.

    The 24-year-old held his nerve to edge out Italy's Federico Nilo Maldini with a total of 240.9 at Chateauroux Shooting Centre.

    Maldini was 0.9 back on 240.0 to take the silver medal, while his fellow Italian Paolo Monna secured the bronze.

    World number one Robin Walter of Germany was eliminated in sixth in the knockout final, with Serbia's Damir Mikec, the silver medallist in Tokyo, in seventh.

    Meanwhile, Great Britain's Seonaid McIntosh is out of the women's 10m air rifle after finishing 37th in the qualification stage.

    South Korea's Hyojin Ban topped the standings with an Qualification Olympic Record total of 634.5.

  3. China claim first gold of 2024 Olympics

    China's Huang Yuting and Sheng Lihao win first gold medal at 2024 Paris Olympics with victory in the mixed team 10m air rifleReuters

    China claimed the first gold medal of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris as Huang Yuting and Sheng Lihao won the mixed team 10m air rifle.

    The pair beat South Korea's Keum Ji-hyeon and Park Ha-jun 16-12 in the gold medal match at Chateauroux Shooting Centre.

    Having won the Asian Games and World Championships last year, Sheng, 19, and Huang, 17, can now add the Olympic title to their fast-growing collection.

    Alexandra Le and Islam Satpayev of Kazakhstan took the very first medal of the Games after a comfortable 17-5 Germany's Anna Janssen and Maximilian Ulbrich in the bronze medal contest.

  4. Britons out in mixed team 10m air rifle qualifying

    Great Britain's hopes of a medal in the mixed team 10m air rifle are over after Seonaid McIntosh and Michael Bargeron were eliminated at the qualification stage.

    The British pair's total of 622.1 after three series saw them finish 26th at Chateauroux Shooting Centre with just the top four teams advancing to the medal matches.

    China's Huang Yuting and Sheng Lihao came out on top with 632.2 and will face South Korean duo Keum Ji-hyeon and Park Ha-jun in the gold medal match.

    Alexandra Le and Islam Satpayev of Kazakhstan will take on Germany's Anna Janssen and Maximilian Ulbrich for the bronze medal.