Xin'an Evening News Anhui Network Dawan News On September 13, the final of the men's 10-meter air pistol in the shooting event of the 14th National Games came to an end, and Anhui youngster Hu Kai's last shot hit 10.9 rings to complete the super reversal, winning the championship with a total score of 241.3 points. Zhang Bowen, who had just returned from the Tokyo Olympics, finished second and Tokyo Olympic bronze medalist Pang Wei was eliminated in the qualifying round.
Hu Kai in the game.
The shooting competition is full of accidents, and Hebei veteran Pang Wei is unfortunately out of the qualifiers. Anhui shooting youngster Hu Kai entered the final with the eighth place in the qualification round, along with Shandong players Zhang Bowen and Cui Jianxin, and Zhejiang player Liu Junhui.
The format of the National Games is the same as that of the Olympic Games, shandong's Zhang Bowen performed well in the final stage, leading most of the time, followed by Zhejiang's Liu Junhui. Hu Kai is again in the final medal battle. Subsequently, Zhang Bowen played 9.4 rings and 10.5 rings, and Hu Kai came up later, playing 10.5 and 10.1 rings, counterattacking to eliminate Liu Junhui and entering the gold medal battle. In the end, Zhang Bowen played 9.8 and 9.8 rings, with a total score of 240.8 rings, while Hu Kai became more calm, played 10.1 rings and 10.9 rings, and won the championship with a miraculous counterattack of 241.3 rings. This is also the third gold medal won by the Anhui delegation at the National Games.
Hu Kai from Anqing was born in 2002 and previously won the second National Youth Games championship and won the 2021 National Championship Mixed Team Championship with the Anhui team.
Xin'an Evening News Anhui Network Dawan News reporter Xu Haiyan
Edited by Zhang Dawei
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