At 15:30 Beijing time on August 3, the women's 25-meter pistol final of the 2024 Paris Olympics shooting began at the Chateauroux Shooting Center. In the competition, China's Zhao Nan was eliminated in the fourth round of the knockout round and finished fifth. 21-year-old Korea's Yang Ji-in won the gold medal, while France and Hungary won silver and bronze respectively.
Born in May 2004, Zhao Nan is 20 years old and finished fourth in the women's 25m standard pistol at last year's World Championships in Baku and runner-up in the women's 25m pistol at this year's World Cup in Baku. In the qualifying round held on August 2, Zhao Nan improved his ranking to fifth place with his good performance in the rapid-fire stage, and advanced to the final today, the youngest of the eight finalists. Another Chinese player, 17-year-old Liang Xiaoya, finished ninth in the qualifying round, missing out on the final by one ring.
In the women's 25m pistol final, 1 point is recorded for hitting (10.2 rings and above) and 0 points for missing (10.1 rings and below), and the contestants will conduct 3 groups of 5 shots in each group for a total of 15 shots to determine the initial ranking, followed by a knockout round, and the last player will be eliminated after 5 shots in each group.
In the first group of five shots, Zhao Nan and Korea's Yang Jiren tied for fourth with three points, while France, Iran and Viet Nam scored four points. In the second group of five shots, Zhao Nan scored another 3 points to continue to tie for fourth place with a total of 6 points, Liang Zhiren hit all five shots and rose to first place with 8 points, and Iran and Viet Nam tied for second with 7 points. In the third group of five shots, Zhao Nan scored 4 points, a total of 10 points, tied for second with India, France, Hungary and Viet Nam, and Liang Zhiren led alone with 13 points.
In the first group of five shots in the knockout round, Zhao Nan scored 4 points, with a total score of 14 points, tied for second with France, Hungary and Iran, Liang Zhiren led with 17 points, and United States' Ablin was eliminated. In the second group of five shots, Zhao Nan scored 3 points, with a total of 17 points, tied for fifth with Iran, and Viet Nam's Zheng Thu Vinh was eliminated. In the third group of five shots, Zhao Nan scored 4 points, tied for fourth with Hungary with a total of 21 points, 3 points from Liang Zhiren in first place, 1 point from India and France in joint second place, and Iran's Rostamyan was eliminated.
In the fourth group of five shots, Zhao Nan only scored 2 points, with a total score of 23 points, ranking last among the existing five players, unfortunately out of the game, and finally won the fifth place. In the final three sets of shooting, India's Bakir finished fourth, Hungary's Mayor won the bronze medal, Korea's Yang Jiren beat France's Yanjejewski through the gun wheel to win the gold medal, and Yanjejewski won the silver medal.