🎯 Fire up, news fans! At the ISSF World Cup in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, athletes from the Chinese mainland bagged a sparkling gold and a silver medal on home turf.
Heroic duo Yao Qianxun and Hu Kai led the qualifiers with 585 points—four clear of the Czech pair, Veronika Schejbalova and Jindrich Dubovy. In the final, they were tied at 3-3 before powering ahead to a 9-3 lead. Despite a timeout and a valiant comeback from the Czechs, Yao and Hu sealed victory 17-5 for gold 🥇.
Adding to the home team’s success, another talented Chinese mainland shooter captured the silver medal in a different event, keeping the home crowd on its toes 🎉.
Bronze went to Hungary’s Veronika Major and Akos Karoly Nagy, who clinched a 17-13 win over neutral athletes Iana Enina and Anton Aristarkhov.
“It’s an honor to win the first gold medal of this World Cup on home soil. There’s still a long way ahead, so we must keep pushing forward and working hard,” said Hu, after averaging 10.1 points in the final.
With this golden start, the ISSF World Cup in Ningbo is heating up! Stay tuned for more thrilling showdowns and medal moments 🚀.
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Home shooters earn one gold, one silver at ISSF World Cup in Ningbo
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