Friday 27 / December / 2024
Tokyo: Zhang Changhong broke the world record to win the last shooting gold of the Tokyo Olympics and the fourth for China in men's 50m rifle 3 positions here on Monday.
With 466 points, the 21-year-old Olympic debutant set new world and Olympic record to beat Russian shooter Sergey Kamenskiy, who bagged the silver with 464.2 points.
The result is 0.7 points better than the 465.3-point world record set by his fellow countryman Yang Haoran in 2018.
Milenko Sebic of Serbia took the bronze.
Men's 25m rapid fire pistol
European champion Jean Quiquampoix won the men's 25m rapid fire pistol gold at the Tokyo Olympics here on Monday.
With a three-hit advantage in hand, the Rio silver medalist made 34 hits to beat Cuba's London 2012 champion Leuris Pupo, and tied the Olympic record by the Cuban.
"I am delighted. To win this medal there has been a lot of hard work, and a lot of pressure because I was the favourite. I took that pressure, and I am delighted I could perform this well today," Quiquampoix said.
Pupo was happy about being able to take home his second medal in his sixth Olympic appearance.
"For me it is also a big reward for so many years at shooting," the 44-year-old said. "Since Sydney 2000 I have always been among the best nine shooters in this event. In London I got gold, and winning silver here is a dream come true."
China's Li Yuehong survived the shootoff against South Korea's Han Dae-yoon and took the bronze. This is the second Olympic bronze for the 31-year-old, following the one at Rio 2016.
"I am extremely happy to have another Olympic medal. This is my second time at the Olympics, and I have different feelings. Before, in Rio I didn't know what this was about, but here I felt more pressure," Li said.
The match saw title favourites ousted in early stage, with China's reigning world champion Lin Junmin the first to quit after a stumble start, followed by defending champion Christian Reitz of Germany.
