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中国组合黄雨婷/盛李豪摘得巴黎奥运会首金！

World champion shooters Huang Yuting and Sheng Lihao set off China’s Paris Olympics campaign to a golden start, winning the Games first gold medal with victory in the 10m air rifle mixed team event here on Saturday.

The Chinese shooting pair defeated Keum Ji-hyeon and Park Ha-jun of South Korea 16-12 in the gold medal match at the Chateauroux Shooting Center. Earlier on Saturday, Kazakhstan’s Alexandra Le and Islam Satpayev beat Germany’s Anna Janssen and Maximilian Ulbrich 17-5 to claim the bronze medal. The gold medal match was intense with China taking a 6-2 lead, but South Korea followed closely behind. Chinese sharpshooters were once one-step away from the title at 14-8, but the South Koreans refused to back down, closing the gap to 14-12, thanks to a double 10.7 points. Seeing the chance to equalize, Keum shot 10.5 and Park 10.6, putting pressure on the Chinese team. Sheng responded with a 10.7, leaving the final shot to Huang, who secured the victory with a 10.8.

Despite their young age, 17-year-old Huang and 19-year-old Sheng entered the Paris Olympics as hot favorites, having been nearly unbeatable as a pair since 2023. They claimed gold at the 2023 World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan, and at the Asian Games in Hangzhou. They also set a new world junior qualification record with 635.1 points on their way to their fourth consecutive World Cup victory in Munich, Germany, in June before coming to Paris.

After winning the championship at the Paris Olympics, they still appear calm and relaxed. “We achieved this result just by sticking to what we should do,” Sheng said when receiving an interview. Huang also explained that this championship was just a result of a long process of training and it provided her with a lot of experience to block out external noise and stay determined.