Modern Express News (Reporter Wang Wei / Wen Guwei / Photo) One is the first gold medalist in China at the Tokyo Olympics, the other is the first medalist in Jiangsu at the Tokyo Olympics, Yang Qian and Sheng Lihao appeared at the Shooting Hall of the National Games, attracting the attention of many media.
On the afternoon of September 13, the 10-meter air rifle mixed team final of the 14th National Games was held at the Xi'an Changning Ecological Sports Training and Competition Base. This is the first time that the shooting air rifle of the National Games has been competed, and athletes such as Olympic champions Yang Qian and Yang Haoran and Jiangsu Olympic silver medalist Sheng Lihao have made their debut at the National Games. In the end, the Olympic duo of Yang Qian / Yang Haoran won the gold medal as desired, and the joint second team composed of Jiangsu athlete Sheng Lihao and Henan athlete Zhang Yu won the bronze medal, adding another medal to the Jiangsu delegation.
△ Sheng Lihao (right) and Zhang Yu
In the 10m air rifle mixed team qualification competition of the National Games, the joint second team composed of Olympic team Sheng Lihao and Zhang Yu successfully advanced to the third place, and in the third and fourth place competitions, the two played well, and finally defeated the Liaoning first team 16:8 to win the mixed team bronze medal. Sheng Lihao entered the men's rifle class training of Fangshan Sports Training Base in Jiangsu Province at the end of 2018, during which he won the gold medal of the air rifle individual and team of the Second National Youth Games, the individual champion of the air rifle of the national shooting finals in 2019, and the individual silver medal of the 10-meter men's air rifle at the Tokyo Olympic Games in 2020. This National Games is sheng lihao's first participation in the national championship, in the next schedule, sheng lihao will also participate in the 10-meter men's air rifle individual and 10m men's air pistol mixed team competition.
△ Yang Qian and Yang Haoran
The Olympic joint team formed by Yang Qian / Yang Haoran also participated in the National Games for the first time, and in the end, they defeated the Zhejiang second team 17:13 to win the gold medal, which was the second time they joined forces to win gold after the Olympic Games. Wang Zhilin / Wang Yuefeng of zhejiang second team won the silver medal.