China News Service, Tokyo, July 25 (Reporter Song Fangcan) Gunshots at the shooting range of the Tokyo Olympics resumed. In the just-concluded women’s 10-meter air pistol qualifying competition, Chinese players Jiang Ranxin and Lin Yuemei played 587 and 579 rings respectively. With the 1st and 4th places in the qualifiers, they advanced to the final in the afternoon smoothly.
Chinese players Jiang Ranxin and Lin Yuemei played 587 rings and 579 rings respectively, and successfully advanced to the afternoon finals with the first and fourth places in the qualifying round.
Photo by Song Fangcan
The women's 10-meter air pistol project is China's traditional strength, and talents come forth in large numbers.
Tao Luna won the event in the 2000 Sydney Olympics. Since then, Guo Wenjun won consecutive championships in the 2008 and 2012 Olympics. Zhang Mengxue won the Olympics' only shooting gold medal in the Rio Olympics.
In the morning game, according to the new competition system, each contestant will play 60 rounds, and every 10 rounds will be counted as a set.
In the competition, Jiang Ranxin played steadily. The first 5 groups played 97, 97, 98, 98, and 97 respectively. The last group even scored a perfect 100 ring, with a total score of 587. The Olympic qualifier record, advanced to the final with the first.
Lin Yuemei entered the state a little later. The first group only played 94 rings, but since then she has played 98 rings, 96 rings, 99 rings, 97 rings and 95 rings, and finally ranked 4th in the qualifying round with 579 and also entered the final.
The final will be held in the afternoon, when the top 8 players in the qualifying round will start from zero, playing 2 sets of 5 rounds, and then entering the elimination stage of 2 rounds until the final champion is determined.