Du got a 9.3.

The nightmare recurred in her sitzkrieg against Uzbekstan debutant Elena Kuznetsova at women's 50-meter rifle three positions on Saturday.

Kuznetsova finished her qualification round as the second with 579 points. Du was ranked fourth with 576.

In the ten-shot final, Kuznetsova didn't do well in the first several shots, whereas Du was chasing hotly with 10.4, 10.4, 10.7 and 10.4 points.

Although Kuznetsova restored her sharpness in the fifth shot to collected a highest of 10.8 points, later a 9.2 point in the eighth shot pulled her behind Du Li.

When it came to the ninth shot, Kuznetsova scored a decent 10.1, Du only got 9.8. This posed the duo in a draw.

In the important final shot, Kuznetsova got another 10.1, while Du seemed out of gear to end with a lowest 9.4.

"My score in the qualification round is too low," said the disappointed girl.

Du's qualification scores in prone, standing and kneeling were 198, 191 and 187 points. Her total score was 677.6 points.

"I spent too much time on the prone and standing parts, leaving no time for the kneeling, which I am in fact good at," she frowned.

Normally, it takes her an hour to perform in the kneeling part. But after she finished the previous two sections this time, only half an hour was left.

"Anyway, I did my best," Du put on a smile.

Ranked the third in the Chinese shooting squad, Du is likely to compete during the Olympic Games in both events.

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