China News Service, Ulanqab, February 22 (Reporter Zhang Linhu) On the 22nd, in the "14th Winter" biathlon open group men's and women's relay finals held at the Liangcheng Ski Resort in Ulanqab, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, the Liaoning team swept the finals 2 gold medals, the host Inner Mongolia team won 1 silver and 1 bronze.
The picture shows the Liaoning team winning the women's 4×6 kilometer relay.
Photo by reporter Zhang Linhu
On the 22nd, the Liaoning team composed of Zheng Dongxue, Li Haorong, Tang Jialin, and Yang Lianhong won the women's 4×6 km relay championship with a time of 1 hour, 21 minutes and 48 seconds.
Each team of the women's 4×6 kilometer relay has 4 runners, each skating 6 kilometers.
After each slide in the first two laps, they will perform prone and vertical shooting respectively, with 5 bullets each time. Each player has 3 extra spare bullets, which can be used if the target misses.
If the spare bullets are used up and there are still misses, a sliding penalty will be added based on the number of misses.
Each skater will hand over to his teammates after 3 laps, and the ranking will be based on the order of reaching the finish line.
The picture shows the players competing hard.
Photo by reporter Zhang Linhu
In the first leg of the final, Chi Yanmin of the Inner Mongolia team was the first to finish skating, and Ma Yiming took over the second leg and started, followed closely by the Hebei team and the Liaoning team.
However, Ma Yiming made a mistake in the shooting process. After all the bullets were used up, two shots still missed the target and a penalty circle was imposed.
Li Haorong of the Liaoning team missed the penalty circle and took the opportunity to overtake, helping his team rise from third to first.
The Liaoning team's last two shots, Tang Jialin and Yang Lianhong, successfully completed the shooting and maintained their advantage until the end.
Li Haorong said that due to the strong strength of the Hebei team's last player Chu Yuanmeng, he went all out to get first place during the game and buy more time for his teammates.
The picture shows Song Na of Inner Mongolia team during the game.
Photo by reporter Zhang Linhu
The last player of the Hebei team was Chu Yuanmeng. Chu Yuanmeng, who already had 3 gold medals in this tournament, still performed stably and ranked first among the fourth players. However, due to the large gap with the Liaoning team in the first few games, he finally won the silver medal.
"Everyone cooperated well, and it was basically a foregone conclusion for me. I just enjoyed the game and achieved very good results." Chu Yuanmeng said.
The last two players of the Inner Mongolia team, Shi Bingxin and Song Na, missed the target one after another and unfortunately won bronze.
Song Na was very dissatisfied with her standing shot and said this was her last Winter Games.
"Although it was windy today, after so many years of practice, I still couldn't control the gun well. The teammates in front of me competed so well that I felt a little pressured with my last shot, fearing to let them down."
The picture shows Cheng Fangming of the Liaoning team taking the lead in crossing the line.
Photo by reporter Zhang Linhu
In the subsequent men's 4×7.5 km relay race, the Liaoning team also won the championship in 1 hour, 26 minutes and 58 seconds, the Inner Mongolia team won the runner-up in 2 minutes and 18 seconds, and the Heilongjiang team won the third place.
"It has been eight years since the last Winter Games. I am getting older, my physical fitness has declined, and training may be more difficult, so this may be my last National Games." Cheng Fangming of the Liaoning team said, For veteran athletes, staying on the field is also a challenge.
The picture shows the Inner Mongolia team’s Jian Kaige crossing the line.
Photo by reporter Zhang Linhu
Jian Kaige, a member of the Inner Mongolia team born in 2000, said he was very happy to achieve such a result.
"Previous events were all solo, but today's team event made me feel the power of unity. In the next stage, I may join the national team to prepare for the Asian Winter Games." Jian Kaige said.
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