Chinese shooters break world record in Women's Trap Team event at Hangzhou Asian Games
2023/10/01 17:01
Li Qingnian of China competes during the Women's Team Trap-50 of Shooting at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 1, 2023. (Xinhua/Shan Yuqi)
Wu Cuicui of China competes during the match, Oct. 1, 2023. (Xinhua/Shan Yuqi)
Zhang Xinqiu of China competes during the match, Oct. 1, 2023. (Xinhua/Shan Yuqi)
HANGZHOU, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- Chinese shooters set a new world record of 357 hits in the Women's Trap Team event to capture the gold medals at Hangzhou Asian Games on Sunday.
Improving the record by three hits, Li Qingnian, Wu Cuicui and Zhang Xinqiu led the final with an absolute advantage of 20 hits from the runners-up, Rajeshwari Kumari, Manisha Keer and Preeti Rajak from India.
The bronze medals went to Mariya Dmitriyenko, Aizhan Dosmagambetova and Anastassiya Prilepina of Kazakhstan, with 336 hits.