Paris, August 5 (Xinhua) -- On August 5, the last two gold medals in the shooting events of the Paris Olympics were decided. In the men's 25-meter rapid fire pistol final, 34-year-old Chinese team veteran Li Yuehong withstood the pressure and won the gold medal with a score of 32, winning the fifth gold medal for the Chinese shooting team at the Paris Olympics; Another Chinese player, Wang Xinjie, won the bronze medal. In the skeet two-way mixed team competition, Jiang Yiting/Lu Jianlin defeated the India pair and won the bronze medal.
Li Yuehong is the oldest player in the rifle and pistol lineup of the Chinese shooting team, and the only "post-80s". He has previously competed in two Olympic Games, winning two bronze medals. The gold medal was the first Olympic gold medal for Chinese athletes in the men's 25m rapid-fire pistol event.
Korea's Cho Yong-jae won the silver medal with 25.
"In the first two Olympics, I didn't think I had what it took to win gold. Including the first two Olympic Games, the shooting World Cup, etc., in fact, they were not able to play at a high level very smoothly, so it was more about losing at that stage. In the years leading up to the Olympics, I felt that I was still in a relatively good state overall, but I just said that I could honestly do what I had to do during the competition. Li Yuehong said.
In the skeet two-way mixed team event, Jiang Yiting/Lu Jianlin scored 146 in the qualifying round, ranked third and entered the bronze medal round. In the bronze medal match, Jiang Yiting's form fluctuated slightly, but she quickly adjusted, and together with Lu Jianlin, she hit 44 shots, beating India's 43 hits and winning the bronze medal.
Jiang Yiting, who has just passed her 20th birthday, said after the game: "This time the main thing is to feel the atmosphere of the Olympic Games, and then I will hone every game more and train myself." ”
Lv Jianlin said: "Judging from the results, I still need to be more calm and fight hard to be able to play my own level." ”
Italy's Baxi/Rossetti won the gold medal, while United States' Smith/Hancock won silver.
At this point, the shooting competition of the Paris Olympics is over. The Chinese team proudly topped the medal table with a total of 10 medals of 5 gold, 2 silver and 3 bronze, which is also the best record of the Chinese shooting team in the history of the Olympic Games. Korea won 3 golds and 3 silvers. The remaining seven gold medals were won by United States, Italy, United Kingdom, Guatemala, Switzerland, Chile and Serbia.