Ordinary World Cup for Asif
Asif Hossain Khan was eliminated from the ISSF World Cup as the Commonwealth gold medallist shooter finished 54th among 75 participants in the qualifying round in Milan yesterday.
Asif, who bagged gold in the same event in the SAFF Shooting last year, scored 588 out of 600 in his favourite 10m air rifle event.
He made a bad start scoring 94 with the first shot, but gradually improved to score 97, 100, 100, 99 and 98 with the remaining shots.
Asif was scheduled to leave Milan on Saturday for Wesbaden to take part in a high-profile training at the Wesbaden Olympic Training Centre for one month in a bid to earn a quota place in the 2012 London Olympics.
The training will begin on May 24. Atikur Rahman will accompany Asif as a trainer.
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