London: A shell-shocked Ronjan Sodhi was all at sea while trying to find out a reason as to why he could not even make it to the finals of the men's double trap event at the London Olympics.
Sodhi was touted as one of India's biggest medal hopes but it turned out to be a damp squib as he finished 11th with a dismal score of 134 out of 150.
"I just don't know what happened," a shocked Sodhi told reporters after his qualification round got over.
The world No. 10 admitted that this was easily his worst performance in the international arena in the last few years. "I have never shot so badly. I have not dropped so many shots in the last round. But I guess there was some technical problem, which I need to analyse."
It seemed Sodhi was trying hard to come to terms with the fact that his Olympic dreams has been badly crushed but he didn't fully agree with the fact that his performance was related to the stage fright that top Indian athletes have suffered over the years during their participation at the quadrennial extravaganza.
"People talk about pressure in the Olympics but I did well in the first round. If I had continued in the same manner, I could have made the finals," lamented Sodhi.
"Till the last 3 or 4 shots I thought I would be able to make the cut. It is a bit disappointing as I trained hard and was hoping to do well," he added.
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