Source: People's Daily Original manuscript
On September 16, it rained heavily in Xi'an, and at the Changning Ecological Sports Training and Competition Base in Chang'an, the shooting competition of the 14th Games continued to compete fiercely. In the 10m air pistol mixed team competition, Zhang Mengxue / Zhang Bowen represented the Shandong team won the championship, the Tokyo Olympic champion team Pang Wei / Jiang Ranxin performed poorly and was out of the cold; in the men's 10m air rifle team competition, the Hebei team led by Yang Haoran won the championship, and Zhang Changhong's Shandong team won the third place.
10m Air Pistol Mixed Team Race
Zhang Mengxue / Zhang Bowen won the championship, and veteran Pang Wei staged a curtain call
In the 10-meter air pistol project, China's top players are thick and talented, and the competition between domestic players is very fierce. In the 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team Competition, each team consists of two players, and the sum of the rings of the two players in each round is counted as 2 points, and the tie is scored 1 point each, and the team with 16 points or higher wins the game first.
Shandong team Zhang Bowen (right) / Zhang Mengxue in the final of the 10m air pistol mixed team competition. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhang Bowen
In the first qualifying round in the morning, the Tokyo Olympic champion duo Pang Wei / Jiang Ranxin performed poorly and was out of the game. Veteran Pang Wei, who has achieved brilliant results at home and abroad, has previously announced that he will retire after the National Games, and today may be his curtain call. Another Olympic pair, Wang Qian/He Zhengyang, entered the bronze medal battle, but eventually lost to the Guizhou team Qian Wei/Xie Yu and missed the medal.
The gold medal battle was fought between Zhang Mengxue/Zhang Bowen of the Shandong team and Feng Sixuan/Liu Junhui of the Zhejiang team. Zhang Mengxue, the first gold medalist for the Chinese sports delegation at the Rio Olympics, was not selected for the roster in the domestic selection of the Tokyo Olympic Games. At this National Games, Zhang Mengxue only ranked 18th in the previous individual qualifying rounds, and did not qualify for the final.
The gold medal battle was extremely fierce, with both pairs playing at a high level and drawing several times. At the critical moment, Zhang Mengxue played very well, continuously playing a high ring number, leading his teammates to win the game with a bang. After the game, Zhang Mengxue bluntly said that the national competition is really difficult to play, it is very difficult to win the championship at the National Games, she is very happy to win the gold medal, and she also hopes that she can return to the Olympic arena.
Men's 10m Air Rifle Team Race
Yang Haoran led the Hebei team to win the championship, and Zhang Changhong led the Shandong team to win the third place
The men's 10m air rifle team race, played in the afternoon, is also a showdown between the stronger players. At the Tokyo Olympics, Zhang Changhong, who won the shooting men's 50m rifle three-position championship with a world record, also played well in the men's 10m air rifle individual competition at the National Games, winning the gold medal. The Shandong team he led entered today's bronze medal battle, and launched a fierce competition with the Liaoning team. The two teams frequently played a high ring of 10.9 rings or 10.8 rings, and finally the Shandong team was superior and won the victory.
Yang Haoran in the shooting men's 10m air rifle team final. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhang Bowen
The gold medal battle was fought between the Hebei team composed of Yang Haoran/Du Linshu/Liu Yuqi and the Zhejiang team composed of Jiang Xuanle/Wang Yuefeng/Yu Haonan. Yang Haoran, who won the gold medal in the 10m air rifle mixed team with his partner at the Tokyo Olympics, played very steadily today, leading his teammates all the way and establishing a leading edge early. The Zhejiang team adjusted and once chased the score closer. But the Hebei team, which won the match point, withstood the pressure, played more and more accurately, and won the final victory at 16:12.
This is also Yang Haoran's second gold medal at the National Games after winning the mixed 10-meter air rifle championship with Yang Qian. Yang Haoran was very modest after the game, believing that it was mainly the credit of his teammates, and he politely refused many media interviews in the mixed mining area, pushing his teammates into the spotlight. On the 17th, will enter the penultimate competition day of the shooting event of the National Games, Yang Qian, who successfully "broke the circle" after the Tokyo Olympic Games, will appear in the women's 10-meter air rifle individual and team competitions, looking forward to her wonderful performance.