News from this newspaper. The final selection of the 2022 National Shooting Championships (Step and Pistol) and the Cairo World Championships of the National Step and Pistol Shooting Team will continue on August 24.
After the men's 50-meter rifle three-position trials, Olympic champion Zhang Changhong was selected for the World Championships lineup.
The men's rifle three-position trial took the lead in the morning. Shaanxi player Liu Yukun and Tokyo Olympic champion Zhang Changhong entered the gold medal match. In the end, Liu Yukun played more stably and defeated Zhang Changhong 17-11 to win the championship.
In the overall standings, Liu Yukun, Zhang Changhong and Zhejiang player Zhao Zhonghao ranked in the top three and entered the World Championship lineup.
In the subsequent national championships of the project, Zhang Changhong entered the gold medal again, but he unfortunately lost to Liu Lang 10-16 and won the silver medal.
The men's 25m pistol rapid-fire trial started in the afternoon. In the end, Zhang Jueming defeated Liu Yangpan 35-33, and the two ranked the top two in this trial.
Li Yuehong, the third runner-up in this event at the Tokyo Olympics, came in third.
In the overall standings, Li Yuehong, Lu Zhiming and Zhang Jueming ranked in the top three and entered the World Championship lineup.
In this event of the National Championships, Zhang Jueming came out on top again, beating Hubei player Cheng Zhipeng 33-31 to win the championship.
On the 25th, the final two items of the trials will be the 10-meter air pistol mixed team and the women's 50-meter rifle.
(Hu Jianhua)