Out of the Olympics by 0.1 points – Paris 2024 Olympics

– It was very, very strange. There is a lot of good along the way, we did the best we could in any case, says Jeanette Hegg Duestad to news after the competition. It was then that the Norwegian shooters in the mixed team competition had missed out on advancement in the Olympic shooting by the smallest possible margin. Duestad opened uncertainly, but came out better on their 30 shots. Together with Jon-Hermann Hegg, the Norwegian team climbed steadily through the competition. By the time the two had completed their 60 shots, the team was in what appeared to be a solid fourth place. That would have provided a place in a bronze final, which will be decided later today. But then something happened on one of the other courses. Strong German finish Germany’s Maximilian Ulbrich had had an unstable start to the competition, and performed worse than his teammate Anna Janssen. But towards the end, both of the two Germans delivered their best series of the day. Ulbrich shot 10.9 and 10.8 points on his last two shots. Janssen also finished well, and a few seconds before the time limit for the shots expired, Germany crept ahead of Norway. In the end, the margin was 0.1 point. – The German finishes absolutely fantastic and swings to the front. That’s the way it is, says sports manager Tor Idar Aune to news. However, Duestad takes it seriously that the margins should be so small. – It’s probably not the first time, we’ve experienced this before. We know how small the margins are. Today it was their turn. We could probably get a little more out on an even better day, but we do our best, she says. Published 27/07/2024, at 09.47 Updated 27/07/2024, at 09.58



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