Tokyo Olympics: Serhiy Kulish eliminated after shooting at rival's target

Last update on. From the section OlympicsSerhiy Kulish (left), won a silver at Rio 2016 OlympicsTokyo Olympic Games on BBC Dates: 23 Jul-8 Aug Time in Tokyo: BST+8. Listen live on BBC TV, BBC iPlayer and BBC Red Button; Listen live on BBC Radio 5 Live, Sports Extra, and Sounds; Live text and video clips available on BBC Sport app and website.It's bad enough to have a wardrobe problem in an Olympic final. But it's even more frustrating if your distraction causes you shoot at your opponent.Serhiy Kulish cursed his luck after exactly this situation cost the Ukrainian the chance to win a medal.The world number two, who took silver in the 10m air rifle event in 2016, was in fourth place at the time."Who shoots at someone else's target?" He muttered, "Only people like me.""The button on my jacket fell off and I felt some discomfort. But time passed and I had the opportunity to make another shot so that I didn't realize I was already aiming at someone else's target.After his 35th shot was deemed worthless, the 28-year old was eliminated from the final three positions in the 50m rifle men's.China's Zhang Changhong won the gold medal, Sergey Kamenskiy of Russia's Olympic Committee took silver, and Milenko Sebic from Serbia took bronze.