The records were set in two Men's Rifle events (10m Air and 50m Prone), in both qualification (P. Sidi and Yang H.) and elimination (J. Stenstrom and S. Kulish) phases.
4 new World Records: this is what has happened at the ISSF Rifle and Pistol World Cup held in Munich (GER) and ended just today.
Peter Sidi had a great 633.5-point score at the 10m Men's Air Rifle qualifications, enough to beat the previous World Record (631.9) he was holding. In the same event, the 17-year-old Yang Haoran scored 628.9 points, setting a new Junior World Record. Later on – in the final round - the Hungary's shooter won the Silver medal, while China's Yang made it to the Gold – giving a first hint of what the Chinese Team would have eventually done throughout the competition.
One record after the other (both Junior) were scored at the 50m Men's Rifle Prone final: Joni Stenstrom (cohort 1994) – of Finland - first got a new World Record (613.9 points), but was then surpassed by Ukraine's Serhiy Kulish (1993) and his 616.8-point score.
Definitely a good job from the younger athletes of the competition - the (present) and future of shooting sport.
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WORLD RECORDS
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Event
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Phase
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Old / New
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Name
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Nat
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10m Air Rifle Men
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Qual
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631.9 / 633.5
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SIDI Peter
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HUN
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WORLD RECORDS JUNIOR
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Event
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Phase
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Old / New
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Name
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Nat
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10m Air Rifle Men Junior
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Qual
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627.5 / 628.9
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YANG Haoran
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CHN
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50m Rifle Prone Men Junior
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Elim
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604.1 / 613.9
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STENSTROM Joni
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FIN
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50m Rifle Prone Men Junior
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Elim
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613.9 / 616.8
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KULISH Serhiy
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UKR
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