Jong-ho disqualified

TOKYO: South Korean shooter Song Jong-ho has been disqualified from men’s 25m rapid fire pistol for failing velocity testing at a post-competition check.

Jong-ho finished the first of two qualifying rounds in 22nd, but was red flagged after a chronograph measurement determined the average velocity of his ammunition was under 250m per second.

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