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Posted: 2021-08-03T09:49:41Z | Updated: 2021-08-03T11:02:48Z Olympic Shooter Blames Wardrobe Malfunction For Bull's-Eye Blooper | HuffPost

Olympic Shooter Blames Wardrobe Malfunction For Bull's-Eye Blooper

I am not happy," said Ukraine's Serhiy Kulish, whose gaffe cost him a medal in Tokyo.
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Ukraine’s Serhiy Kulish blamed an undone button on his jacket  after he accidentally hit a rival’s target in the 50-meter rifle 3 positions final at the Tokyo Olympics on Monday.

Kulish, 28, was in the running for a medal when he blundered. He finished eighth .

“The button on my jacket came undone and I felt some discomfort, but time passed and I had to make a shot,” Kulish, who is ranked second in the world, told reporters afterward .

Kulish “didn’t notice that I was already aiming for someone else’s target,” he said.

“I am not happy,” he added. “Who shoots into someone else’s target? Only people like me.”

China’s Zhang Changhong won gold.

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