Off-colour shooter Joydeep Karmakar targets the 'sensor'!

JAIPUR: Even Joydeep Karmakar knew this was coming, but he never thought it would be so mysterious. The Olympian shooter, who shot to fame clinching the fourth spot at London, had a poor outing at the National shooting meet in New Delhi on Monday.
And, Karmakar doesn't mind spilling out the beans. "I was under-prepared. I started a little late, and but I'm disappointed with the score, it's mysterious," Karmakar told TOI, admitting that he has doubts over the functioning of the target sensor.
For a shooter, practice is the key to success. For the people who had seen the shooter during the Olympics know how hardworking he is. "I never took things for granted," Karmakar agreed.
But in the Nationals, the first major tournament after the London Games, perhaps, laziness got on to him. "I was not in a mood to practice, so when I finally began practicing, it was a bit late. But then, I tried my best to perform well. But I think, it wasn't my time," Karmakar consoled himself.
The shooter, however, isn't happy with the way the Nationals were organised. Upset with the lack of facilities, Gagan Narang withdrew himself from 10 metre air rifle shooting. And, Karmakar too feels that the lack of target sensor was also a major factor. The shooter who finished at a score of 585, made it clear that things weren't that smooth at the Karni Singh shooting range.
"I still can't understand what went wrong," Karmakar remarked. The shooter is specially worried because of a different reason. The scores of the Nationals will be used as a qualification mark for the shooting World Cup.
"I'm in shambles now. I really don't know what will happen now. I know I had a poor outing, but such a disastrous performance is unexpected," Karmakar said.
After an outstanding performance at the Games, the shooter was looking forward to a spectacular show at world Cup. But one bad shot can jolt the dreams, and the Nationals just taught Karmakar a tough lesson!