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Qiu Jian wins men's 50m rifle 3-positions gold
Qiu Jian wins men's 50m rifle 3-positions gold
Chinese Qiu Jian won the men's 50m rifle 3-positions gold medal of the Beijing Olympic Games on Sunday.

Fledging shooters shine at Olympic arena amid veterans' pressure

At the Beijing Olympics, Chinese shooters bagged five gold medals, two silvers and a bronze. Some medals were grabbed by up-and-coming youngsters while the rest were gained by those troubled by unprecedented pressure of so-called "home disadvantage".

 

· China receives men's rifle three positions gold from Emmons again
· Valerie Vili wins women's shot put gold
· American teenage shooter Hancock snatches men's skeet gold
· Ukraine's Petriv wins men's 25m rapid fire pistol gold
· Results of men's skeet final

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  • Qiu Jian wins men's 50m rifle 3-positions gold
  • American Vincent Hancock wins men's skeet gold
  • Ukraine's Petriv wins men's 25m rapid fire pistol gold
  • Ukrainian Ayvazian wins men's 50-meter rifle prone gold
  • Du Li of China wins women's rifle 3 positions gold medal
  • Chinese Wei Ning competes at women's skeet qualification
  • American Walton Eller wins men's double trap gold
  • Jin of South Korea surges to win men's 50-meter pistol gold
  • Indian Bindra wins men's 10m air rifle gold
  • Chinese Guo Wenjun won the women's air pistol gold medal with 492.3 points at the Olympic Games, a new Olympic record, on Sunday.
  • Shooting athletes receive adaptability trainings

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