Chinese shooters break world record in women's trap team event at Hangzhou Asian Games-Xinhua

Chinese shooters break world record in women's trap team event at Hangzhou Asian Games

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2023-10-01 14:18:15

Li Qingnian of China competes during the Women's Team Trap-50 of Shooting at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 1, 2023. (Xinhua/Shan Yuqi)

HANGZHOU, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- Chinese shooters set a new world record of 357 hits in women's trap team event to capture the gold medals at Hangzhou Asian Games on Sunday.

Improving the record by three hits, Li Qingnian, Wu Cuicui and Zhang Xinqiu led in the final with an absolute advantage of 20 hits from the runners-up, Rajeshwari Kumari, Manisha Keer and Preeti Rajak from India.

The bronze medals were grabbed by Mariya Dmitriyenko, Aizhan Dosmagambetova and Anastassiya Prilepina from Kazakhstan with 336 hits.

Wu Cuicui of China competes during the Women's Team Trap-50 of Shooting at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 1, 2023. (Xinhua/Shan Yuqi)

Zhang Xinqiu of China competes during the Women's Team Trap-50 of Shooting at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 1, 2023. (Xinhua/Shan Yuqi)

Rajeshwari Kumari of India competes during the Women's Team Trap-50 of Shooting at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 1, 2023. (Xinhua/Shan Yuqi)

Manisha Keer of India competes during the Women's Team Trap-50 of Shooting at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 1, 2023. (Xinhua/Shan Yuqi)

Mariya Dmitriyenko of Kazakhstan competes during the Women's Team Trap-50 of Shooting at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 1, 2023. (Xinhua/Shan Yuqi)

Aizhan Dosmagambetova of Kazakhstan competes during the Women's Team Trap-50 of Shooting at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 1, 2023. (Xinhua/Shan Yuqi)

Anastassiya Prilepina of Kazakhstan competes during the Women's Team Trap-50 of Shooting at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 1, 2023. (Xinhua/Shan Yuqi)