The last leg of this year’s ISSF World Cup Series closed in Beijing, today and The People’s Republic of China finished atop of the medals standings. Six records were also set here.
The 2008 Olympic Shooting Range was used and there were 550 athletes coming from 35 countries competing in 15 Olympic Shooting events in the disciplines of Rifle, Pistol and Shotgun.
The host country, the People’s Republic of China, finished atop of the overall medals standings of the event, with an impressive tally of 17 medals, including 4 Gold, 8 Silver and 5 Bronzes.
The Italian team followed in second place, with 3 Gold medals won in Rifle and Pistol events, plus 2 Silver and 2 Bronze pocketed in Shotgun events.
The Russian Federation took the third place, with 2 Gold, 1 Silver and 2 Bronze medals.
These event had all the top shooters of the world competing here, and Beijing’s shooting range is also regarded as one of the best facilities around the world: no surprises then if excellent scores were recorded during this world cup stage.
Valerio Luchini of Italy set a new Skeet Men World Record of 125 hits out of 125 targets, while his teammate Riccardo Mazzetti established a new 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Men Final World Record with 35 hits.
China’s Yi Siling marked a new Final World Record of 211.0 points at the 10m Air Rifle Women event, and she was followed by her teammate Haoran Yang who shot a new Final World Record Junior of 209.1 points at the 10m Air Rifle Men event.
Beijing’s World Cup Stage closed this year’s regular world cup season. The qualified athletes will participate in the ISSF World Cup Finals, to be held in Gabala, Azerbaijian, from the 21st through the 28 of October.
Find the list of all the athletes qualified to participate in the 2014 ISSF World Cup Finals here: http://www.issf-sports.org/competitions/wcfqualification/qualifications.ashx
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