Guo set a new Olympic record in the women's 10-meter air pistol event. (Image: China News Service)
Shooting: Guo beats Olympic record to bring in gold
10th August 2008, 06:42 GMT
[Click for a bigger view]Guo set a new Olympic record in the women's 10-meter air pistol event. (Image: China News Service)
Guo set a new Olympic record in the women's 10-meter air pistol event. (Image: China News Service)
Chinese markswoman Guo Wenjun set a new Olympic record in the women's 10-meter air pistol, winning the second gold for China in shooting on Sunday morning at the Beijing Shooting Range Hall.
Guo, a 24-year-old from Shaanxi Province, was only ranked second to Russian Natalia Paderina going into the finals.
But Guo's shooting hand proved steadier as she slowly erased, then increased, the lead between her and her closest rival, before finishing with 492.3 points.
Paderina brought home the silver with 489.1 points. Bronze went to Nino Salukadzve from Georgia, who scored 487.4 points.
In other news, China's swimming team brought home its first ever Olympic medal, CRI Nordic reported. Zhang Lin finished second in the men's 400m freestyle competitions held at the Water Cube today. The event was won by US swimmer Larsen Jensen.
Textsource: CRI Nordic, China.org.cn
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