Chinese sharpshooters Zhang Penghui and Liu Zhongsheng finished
one-two in the men's 25-meter rapid fire pistol while China won the
team title with a new world record of 1,743 points in Zagreb,
capital of Croatia, on Sunday at the 49th World Shooting
Championships.
Zhang, leading the qualification stage with 583 points, shot a
fantastic 203.6 points in the 20-shot final round and won his first
world title in his third attempt at the shooting worlds.
"Actually I had expected the team title instead of the
individual," said Zhang, 28. "My personal aim was to make the final
in the individual event.
"I should have done better in the qualification, but I am
satisfied with my final. It was my highest final round score after
the new rules were adopted."
Liu Zhongsheng, 32, went up from the third place after the
qualification round to bag silver with a total of 781.7 points.
Russia's Olympic gold medalist Sergei Alifirenko, 47, was third
on778.9 points.
The Chinese team consisting of Zhang Penghui, Liu Zhongsheng and
Liu Guohui scored 1,743 points, renewing the world record of 1,738
points produced by the Russian team in the European Championships
in 2005.
(Xinhua News Agency August 1, 2006)
