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Finals 10m Air Pistol Women

China’s Ren beats home hero Kim to claim the Air Pistol women Gold

ISSF World Cup Rifle / Pistol · Changwon, KOR

The expert 33-year old Chinese shooter comes back atop of an ISSF podium after missing since 2006. Ren won Gold climbing from the eighth place, and beating the home champion Kim, who took the Bronze.

Two-time ISSF World Cup Final winner (2008 and 2001) Ren Jie won the 10m Air Pistol Women final, rocketing China atop of the provisory medal standing of the 2013 ISSF World Cup in Changwon, Korea.


The 33-year old shooter took full advantage of the new ISSF final format, that zeroes the qualification scores before the medal match.

 

The Chinese shooter had indeed qualified in eighth place with 382 points, but starting the final from zero, and thanks to a great score of of 201.8 points, she ended up with the Gold medal around her neck.

 

Ren had won her last world cup in this event seven years ago, back in 2006, in Guangzhou, China.

 

Today’s Silver medal went to Serbia’s Zorana Arunovic, 26, who secured a spot on the podium with 199.0 points scored in the medal match.

 

A crowded final range cheered up fort London 2012 Sport Pistol’s champion Kim Jangmi of Korea, the local hero. After finishing on the the 25m Pistol Women podium, two days ago, 21-year old Kim pocketed today’s Bronze with 177.8 points. Enough to sparkle the enthusiasm at the Changwon shooting range, where she said she feels “like home”.

 

Le Thi Hoang Ngoc of Vietnam followed her, taking the fourth place with 155.6 points, while the youngest finalist, 17-year old Yu Ai Wen of Chinese Taipei, placed in fifth with 135.1 points.

 

“This was my first final, and it feels great. I like the new rules” Le Thi Hoang Ngoc “everybody in the final has the same chances to get on the podium. If you shoot good, you win, and that’s fair.”

 

China’s Su Yulin placed sixth with 117.9 points, while the Serbian Olympic multi-medallist Jasna Sekaric ranked seventh with 97.4 points. Heena Sidhu of India was the first to leave today’s match, scoring 75.7 points to place eighth.

Marco Dalla Dea

 

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