The last leg of this year’s ISSF World Cup Series was closed in Beijing, today. The People’s Republic of China finished atop of the medals standings. 6 records were set or equalled.
Today’s Skeet Men Finals won by Kuwait’s Abdullah Alrashidi closed the last leg of the 2014 ISSF World Cup Series, held in Beijing, China.
There, shooting on the lines of the 2008 Olympic Shooting Range, 550 athletes coming from 35 countries competed in the 15 Olympic Shooting events in the disciplines of Rifle, Pistol and Shotgun.
“We have to thank the Organizing Committee for their great work, here in Beijing.” The ISSF Secretary General Franz Schreiber said. “It has been an excellent competitions, with athletes coming from all other the globe to compete on one of the most well-maintained Olympic shooting ranges of the world.”
The host country, the People’s Republic of China, finished atop of the overall medal standings of the event, with an impressive tally of 17 medals, including 4 Gold, 8 Silver and 5 Bronzes. The Italian team followed in second place, with 3 Gold medals won in Rifle and Pistol events, and 2 Silver 2 Bronze pocketed in Shotgun events. The Russian Federation took the third place, with 2 Gold, 1 Silver and 2 Bronze medals.
The top shooters of the world were competing here, and Beijing’s shooting range is one of the best facilities around the world: no surprises then if excellent scores were recorded during this world cup stage.
Valerio Luchini of Italy set a new Skeet Men World Record of 125 hits out of 125 targets, while his teammate Riccardo Mazzetti established a new 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Men Final World Record with 35 hits. China’s Yi Siling marked a new Final World Record of 211.0 points in the 10m Air Rifle Women event, and she was followed by her teammate Haoran Yang who shot a new Final World Record Junior of 209.1 points at the 10m Air Rifle Men event.
Beijing’s World Cup Stage closed the regular world cup season, and now the qualified athlete will participate in the ISSF World Cup Finals, to be held in Gabala, Azerbaijian, from the 21 through the 28 of October.
Find the list of all the athletes qualified to participate in the 2014 ISSF World Cup Finals here: http://www.issf-sports.org/competitions/wcfqualification/qualifications.ashx
The medals standings, after 15 of 15 events
|
Rank
|
NAT – Nation
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Gold
|
Silver
|
Bronze
|
Total
|
|
1
|
CHN – People’s Republic of China
|
4
|
8
|
5
|
17
|
|
2
|
ITA – Italy
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
7
|
|
3
|
RUS – Russian Federation
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
5
|
|
4
|
KOR – Republic of Korea
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
4
|
|
5
|
CZE – Czech Republic
|
1
|
|
1
|
2
|
|
5
|
FRA – France
|
1
|
|
1
|
2
|
|
7
|
FIN – Finland
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
7
|
KUW – Kuwait
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
9
|
THA – Thailand
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
|
9
|
TPE – Chinese Taipei
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
|
9
|
TUR – Turkey
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
|
12
|
HUN – Hungary
|
|
|
1
|
1
|
|
12
|
PRK – Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
|
|
|
1
|
1
|
|
12
|
SWE – Sweden
|
|
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
Total
|
15
|
15
|
15
|
45
|
Records, equalled and broken
|
WORLD RECORDS
|
|
Event
|
Phase
|
Old / New
|
Name
|
Nat
|
Date
|
|
Skeet Men
|
Qual
|
124 / 125
|
LUCHINI Valerio
|
ITA
|
9 JUL 2014
|
|
EQUALED WORLD RECORDS
|
|
Event
|
Phase
|
Old / New
|
Name
|
Nat
|
Date
|
|
25m Rapid Fire Pistol Men
|
Qual
|
593 / 593
|
KIM Jun Hong
|
KOR
|
6 JUL 2014
|
|
Skeet Women
|
Qual
|
74 / 74
|
SCOCCHETTI Simona
|
ITA
|
8 JUL 2014
|
|
FINALS WORLD RECORDS
|
|
Event
|
Phase
|
Old / New
|
Name
|
Nat
|
Date
|
|
10m Air Rifle Women
|
Finals
|
210.8 / 211.0
|
YI Siling
|
CHN
|
3 JUL 2014
|
|
25m Rapid Fire Pistol Men
|
Finals
|
34 / 35
|
MAZZETTI Riccardo
|
ITA
|
6 JUL 2014
|
|
FINALS WORLD RECORDS JUNIOR
|
|
Event
|
Phase
|
Old / New
|
Name
|
Nat
|
Date
|
|
10m Air Rifle Men Junior
|
Finals
|
207.7 / 209.1
|
YANG Haoran
|
CHN
|
3 JUL 2014
|
Medallists by event
|
Event
|
Date
|
Medal
|
Name
|
Nat
|
|
50m Rifle 3 Positions Men
|
5 JUL 2014
|
GOLD
|
CAMPRIANI Niccolo
|
ITA
|
|
SILVER
|
ZHU Qinan
|
CHN
|
|
BRONZE
|
SAUVEPLANE Valerian
|
FRA
|
|
50m Rifle Prone Men
|
8 JUL 2014
|
GOLD
|
HOU Kai
|
CHN
|
|
SILVER
|
LAN Xing
|
CHN
|
|
BRONZE
|
ANDERSSON Sam
|
SWE
|
|
10m Air Rifle Men
|
3 JUL 2014
|
GOLD
|
LOUGINETS Nazar
|
RUS
|
|
SILVER
|
YANG Haoran
|
CHN
|
|
BRONZE
|
SIDI Peter
|
HUN
|
|
50m Pistol Men
|
7 JUL 2014
|
GOLD
|
WANG Zhiwei
|
CHN
|
|
SILVER
|
JIN Jongoh
|
KOR
|
|
BRONZE
|
PU Qifeng
|
CHN
|
|
25m Rapid Fire Pistol Men
|
6 JUL 2014
|
GOLD
|
MAZZETTI Riccardo
|
ITA
|
|
SILVER
|
ZHANG Jian
|
CHN
|
|
BRONZE
|
STRNAD Martin
|
CZE
|
|
10m Air Pistol Men
|
4 JUL 2014
|
GOLD
|
JIN Jongoh
|
KOR
|
|
SILVER
|
DIKEC Yusuf
|
TUR
|
|
BRONZE
|
PU Qifeng
|
CHN
|
|
Trap Men
|
4 JUL 2014
|
GOLD
|
LIPTAK Jiri
|
CZE
|
|
SILVER
|
ALIPOV Alexey
|
RUS
|
|
BRONZE
|
RESCA Daniele
|
ITA
|
|
Double Trap Men
|
6 JUL 2014
|
GOLD
|
FOKEEV Vitaly
|
RUS
|
|
SILVER
|
HU Binyuan
|
CHN
|
|
BRONZE
|
LEYBO Mikhail
|
RUS
|
|
Skeet Men
|
9 JUL 2014
|
GOLD
|
ALRASHIDI Abdullah
|
KUW
|
|
SILVER
|
LUCHINI Valerio
|
ITA
|
|
BRONZE
|
MOSCARIELLO Angelo
|
ITA
|
MEDALISTS BY EVENT
As of 9 JUL 2014
|
Event
|
Date
|
Medal
|
Name
|
Nat
|
|
50m Rifle 3 Positions Women
|
5 JUL 2014
|
GOLD
|
ZUBLASING Petra
|
ITA
|
|
SILVER
|
CHANG Jing
|
CHN
|
|
BRONZE
|
CHEN Dongqi
|
CHN
|
|
10m Air Rifle Women
|
3 JUL 2014
|
GOLD
|
YI Siling
|
CHN
|
|
SILVER
|
DU Bei
|
CHN
|
|
BRONZE
|
ZHANG Bin Bin
|
CHN
|
|
25m Pistol Women
|
7 JUL 2014
|
GOLD
|
KIM Jangmi
|
KOR
|
|
SILVER
|
YANGPAIBOON Naphaswan
|
THA
|
|
BRONZE
|
ZHANG Jingjing
|
CHN
|
|
10m Air Pistol Women
|
5 JUL 2014
|
GOLD
|
GOBERVILLE Celine
|
FRA
|
|
SILVER
|
TIEN Chia Chen
|
TPE
|
|
BRONZE
|
KOUSNETSOVA Olga
|
RUS
|
|
Trap Women
|
3 JUL 2014
|
GOLD
|
MAKELA-NUMMELA Satu
|
FIN
|
|
SILVER
|
ZHU Jingyu
|
CHN
|
|
BRONZE
|
CHAE Hye Gyong
|
PRK
|
|
Skeet Women
|
8 JUL 2014
|
GOLD
|
LIN Piao Piao
|
CHN
|
|
SILVER
|
SCOCCHETTI Simona
|
ITA
|
|
BRONZE
|
KIM Minji
|
KOR
|