China's Zhang breaks world record to win men's 50m rifle 3 positions at Tokyo Olympics
Xinhua |
Updated: 2021-08-02 17:17
Share
Share - WeChat
TOKYO - Zhang Changhong broke the world record to win the last shooting gold of the Tokyo Olympics and the fourth for China in men's 50m rifle 3 positions here on Monday.
With 466 points, the 21-year-old Olympic debutant set new world and Olympic record to beat Russian shooter Sergey Kamenskiy, who bagged the silver with 464.2 points.
The result is 0.7 points better than the 465.3-point world record set by his fellow countryman Yang Haoran in 2018.
Milenko Sebic of Serbia took the bronze.
Most Popular
- Liaocheng hosts 160 athletes at Asian university dragon boat contest
- China's cold climb to winter sports peak
- 2026 ASICS tennis junior tour held in Shanghai
- Chinese snooker on cue for global dominance
- Borodachev and Batini win gold at FIE Foil Shanghai Grand Prix
- DPRK sports delegation arrives in ROK
Highlights
What's Hot
