Women's 25m pistol is cold again: Olympic champion missed the medal Zhang Mengxue said that he tried his best

Women's 25m pistol is cold again: Olympic champion missed the medal Zhang Mengxue said "tried his best"

Tianjin, August 30 (China News Service) -- Similar to the women's 10-meter air pistol competition on the 28th, the women's 25-meter pistol competition at the National Games on the 30th was again a hit, with Qinghai's Ji Xiaojing winning the championship, and three Olympic champions Chen Ying, Guo Wenjun and Zhang Mengxue once again missing the medal.

Chen Ying, Guo Wenjun and Zhang Mengxue are three generations of Olympic champions in Beijing, London and Rio, and the "gun battle" between the three of them is a major attraction of the shooting competition of this National Games. But in the women's 10m air pistol competition on the 28th, the three were out one after another, and Zhang Mengxue and Chen Ying did not even reach the final.

This state of affairs also seems to have continued into the 25m pistol race. Beijing Olympic champion Chen Ying ranked 9th in the qualifying round and failed to reach the final, while Zhang Mengxue and Guo Wenjun ranked 6th and 7th respectively in the final.

The women's 25-meter sports pistol is the longest event since the start of the National Games shooting competition, and the qualification competition runs from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., but the three Olympic champions in the same "gun battle" made many spectators stop and wait.

The final at 4:20 p.m. has two stages, the first stage is 4 groups, each group of 5 bullets, after 4 groups to eliminate 1 player, the second stage is a knockout round, each group of 5 rounds after the elimination of 1 player. Each bullet player who hits 10.2 rings or more is medium, and the ranking of the player is arranged according to the number of items in the middle.

Guo Wenjun and Zhang Mengxue played poorly in the first 4 groups: Guo Wenjun ranked 6th in a total of 8, and Zhang Mengxue missed a shot in group 2 and a total of 7 in 4 groups, and won a thrilling victory after competing with another player and was able to continue the game.

The 5th group shooting is the battle between the two Olympic champions, Zhang Mengxue seems to be in a state, 5 shots all in, while Guo Wenjun only hit 3 shots, ranking 7th and was eliminated; but Zhang Mengxue in the 6th group only hit 1 shot, and finally ranked 6th out.

"I tried my best." After the game, Zhang Mengxue was not too depressed, she smiled and told reporters that the project has not been practiced much for more than a year, and the competition experience is relatively small. 'It's a bit uncomfortable that the airsoft main event didn't make it to the final, but surely every shot in the game was done.

Next, Zhang Mengxue will partner with veteran Tan Zongliang to participate in her last mixed team competition at the National Games. Tan Zongliang won the men's 10-meter air pistol competition earlier in the day, and he also sent a message to Zhang Mengxue after the game: "She went from obscurity to standing on the highest Olympic podium, and then from the highest point to play the national competition, the change of thinking will be more difficult, but it must be overcome, which is what excellent athletes must go through." ”

Guo Wenjun, who has been plagued by elbow injuries, did not stay in the mixed mining area after the game, and when asked by reporters how to evaluate her performance, she simply said "OK, it's OK".

Chen Ying, who participated in the Sixth National Games, is the champion of the Beijing Olympic Games and a Grand Slam athlete who combines the National Games, the Asian Games and the Olympic Women's Pistol Champion. Chen Ying was only ranked 32nd in the slow shooting session of the qualifying round in the morning, and although she rose up to the third place in the group in the afternoon rapid shooting, she ranked 9th in the overall result and did not qualify for the final.

After the National Games, Chen Ying will devote herself to her new role, the pistol coach of the Chinese National Shooting Team, and her task of participating in this competition also includes digging new seedlings. Talking about the master-apprentice competition, Chen Ying said with a smile: "The 9th is a little regret, but it is a good thing to see the overall level of the women's pistol improve." (End)