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Jilly_in_VA

(14,624 posts)
Tue Aug 3, 2021, 11:49 AM Aug 2021

Olympics: "Who shoots at someone else's target?"

It is bad enough if you have a wardrobe malfunction in an Olympic final - but it is even worse if the distraction causes you to shoot at your rival's target.

Serhiy Kulish was left cursing his luck when exactly this scenario cost the Ukrainian the chance of a medal.

The world number two, who won silver in the 10m air rifle in 2016, was hovering around fourth place when it happened.

"Who shoots into someone else's target? Only people like me," he fumed.

https://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/58059350

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Olympics: "Who shoots at someone else's target?" (Original Post) Jilly_in_VA Aug 2021 OP
Jeeez. Highly trained shooters screw up, yet we allow millions of rubes to tote gunz everywhere. Hoyt Aug 2021 #1
How is it that with all the gun toting that goes on here, we cant win a Medal bottomofthehill Aug 2021 #2
 

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)
1. Jeeez. Highly trained shooters screw up, yet we allow millions of rubes to tote gunz everywhere.
Tue Aug 3, 2021, 11:56 AM
Aug 2021

bottomofthehill

(9,424 posts)
2. How is it that with all the gun toting that goes on here, we cant win a Medal
Tue Aug 3, 2021, 12:23 PM
Aug 2021

maybe because a bunch of untrained yahoos are running around with out guns......

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