Trap Women Junior – Three medals to China.

The Trap Junior Women individual competition was won by the 18-year old Chinese shooter QI Quiwen, who had never competed before in an international shooting match before. With three series of 22, 25 and again 22 hits out of 25 targets, the young Chinese athlete finished up in first place with a total score of 69 targets.  

QI’s teammate, the 20-year old XU Tian, also a first time participants, closed the match in second place with a total score of 68 +1 hits. XU shot-off the British athlete Rachel YARDY (Bronze medallist at the last European Championship of Osijek), who finished in third place grabbing Bronze with a total score of 68 +0 targets.


China won the team Gold with a new record
Thanks to the excellent results reached by QI Quiwen and XU Tian, and to the sixth place of  WANG Yajun, the Chinese flag was raised upon the team’s podium. The three teammates shot a total score of 202 targets, setting a new Junior World Record in this event.

Spain and USA in second and third place
The Spanish team, holder of the record shattered by team China, closed the match in second place. Eva Maria CLEMENTE, Karina CANTARERO and Aitana DIAZ secured the Silver medal with a total score of 186 hits.

The United States of America (Molly BENDER, Brandi Elizabet HOBBS and Kayle BROWNING) won team Bronze with a total score of 185 targets, missing Silver only by one target.