For the uninitiated, skeet shooting is like an IRL version of a shooting game: athletes blast clay discs flung across the sky—every shot needs pinpoint precision! 🎮
At the Asian Shooting Championships in Shymkent, the Chinese mainland squad—Jiang Yiting, Che Yufei, and Gao Jinmei—scored a combined 342 points to clinch the women's skeet team title. 🥇🎯
Host nation's trio—Adel Sadakbayeva, Anastassiya Molchanova, and Olga Khailova—put up a strong fight but settled for silver, while India's Maheshwari Chauhan, Ganemat Sekhon, and Raiza Dhillon rounded out the podium with bronze. 🇰🇿🇮🇳
In the individual showdown, Jiang and Che topped the prelims. Che led by one after 50 shots, but Jiang nailed all 10 of her final targets to snatch gold! Che took silver, and Molchanova grabbed bronze in a thrilling finish. 💥
And the action didn’t stop there. In the mixed 10m air pistol final, the Chinese mainland duo Ma Qianke and Zhang Yifan battled back from a 12–8 deficit to beat South Korea's Yoo Hyun-young and Lee Won-ho, 16–12. Now that’s a comeback worth celebrating! 🎉🔫
From epic precision on the range to nail-biting comebacks, this championship is serving nonstop action. Stay tuned for more highlights from the range! 🔥
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China claim women's skeet team title at Asian Shooting Championships
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