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Ayuni misses target: Shooting champion withdrawn after jacket goes missing

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Shooting champion Nur Ayuni of Malaysia during a past Asian Games championship. Ayuni has been withdrawn from the Commonwealth Games after her jacket went missing. [PHOTO: AGENCY]

Commonwealth Games shooting gold medallist Nur Ayuni Farhana Abdul Halim has been left devastated after being ruled out of competing in Glasgow because her competition jacket was lost en route to Scotland.

Malaysian Ayuni, who won the gold medal with Nur Suryani Taibi in the 10 metre air rifle pairs in New Delhi four years ago, was due to compete in the 10 metre air rifle and 50m rifle events.

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