Shooter Ryan Taylor finishes fifth in 50m rifle prone at Commonwealth Games
Veteran rifle shooter Ryan Taylor finished fifth in the 50m rifle prone at the Commonwealth Games.
Taylor went through to Tuesday afternoons final in the 50m rifle prone event after qualifying in second spot, scoring 619.
4, but couldnt replicate that accuracy in the final.
The 38-year-old made a sluggish start to the elimination final, sitting eighth after the first five shots on 50.6.
He bounced back before the eliminations started, sitting in a tie for fourth after stage one.
While he watched as Scotsman Leonard Thomson, Indian Gagan Narang, and Australias top qualifier James Daly came and went, he was the next to fall in fifth spot.
Taylor was impressive in qualification during the morning session, finishing with a total of 619.
4, narrowly behind Australian James Daly, who was best with 620.
Indias Gagan Narang was the third top qualifier with 617.
The top eight shooters from the starting list of 30 progressed through to the final.
Taylor, who resides in Levin, finished in sixth place at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
He qualified in sixth place for that final.
His score in the final was 184. 1, 1.
4 behind Indias Chain Singh who finished fourth.
Welshman David Phelps won gold, scoring 248.
8 in the final, ahead of Scotlands Neil Stirton (247.
7) in second, and Englands Kenneth Parr (226.
6) in third.
Taylor previously competed at the 2004, 2012 and 2016 Olympics, as well as the 2006, 2010, 2014 Commonwealth Games.
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