Men's 10m air rifle: Zhang Changhong single-handedly won the championship Yang Haoran had no chance to defend his title

(Shaanxi National Games) Men's 10m Air Rifle: Zhang Changhong Single-Handedly Won the Championship Yang Haoran had no chance to defend his title

Xi'an, 14 Sep (China News Service) -- On the afternoon of 14 September, the shooting competition of the 14th National Games continued. In the men's 10m air rifle final, the new Olympic champions Yang Haoran and Zhang Changhong staged a peak duel, Zhang Changhong defeated his opponent with a single shot to win the championship, and Yang Haoran had no chance to defend his title.

In the men's 10m air rifle competition of the National Games, Yang Haoran, Sheng Lihao, Zhang Changhong and Zhao Zhonghao, four athletes who participated in the Tokyo Olympic Games, competed together.

Among them, Sheng Lihao and Yang Haoran won the second and third places in the men's 10m air rifle event at the Tokyo Olympic Games. Yang Haoran and Yang Qian won the gold medal in the mixed team 10m air rifle, and Zhang Changhong won the men's 50m rifle three-posture championship with a world record-breaking result.

The National Games are full of famous players, and fierce competition has been staged since the qualifiers. Yang Haoran played 632.7 rings in the qualifiers, ranking 2nd, Zhang Changhong played 631.3 rings, ranking 4th, and Zhao Zhonghao and Sheng Lihao ranked 11th and 12th respectively, and did not qualify for the final.

In the final, Yang Haoran and Zhang Changhong finished playing in the first two groups of the first stage, and then led the other opponents with a clear advantage. At this time, the arena has become a gladiatorial arena for the two. In the knockout stage, Zhang Changhong played 9.2 rings in the lead. Yang Haoran played 10.7 rings to surpass the first place, and the suspense of the game rose again.

After 24 shots, Zhang Changhong and Yang Haoran both hit a score of 252.4 rings. According to the format of the shooting competition, the two will play a one-shot tie-up to determine the final champion.

In the last shot to decide the championship, Zhang Changhong withstood the pressure to play 10.7 rings, ahead of Yang Haoran in 10.5 rings, and won the men's 10m air rifle championship at the National Games. Yang Haoran, the men's 10m air rifle champion at the 2017 National Games, regretted that he had no chance to defend his title. (End)

Source: China News Network