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Chinese Taipei wins first Asiad gold in shooting

Xinhua | Updated: 2018-08-19 21:01
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PALEMBANG, Indonesia -- Lin Yingshin and Lu Shaochuan combined to win the first gold for Chinese Taipei at the Asian Games as they triumphed in the 10m air rifle mixed team final on Sunday.

Lin/Lu beat their counterparts from China with a narrow margin in a fierce competition and won with a total of 494.1 points.

China took silver after Zhao Ruozhu and Yang Haoran gained a total of 492.5 points.

The bronze medal went to India after Apurvi Chandela and Ravi Kumar gained a total of 429.9 points.

South Korea ranked fourth with a total of 389.4 points, while Mongolia had to settle for fifth place with 346.6 points.

The final result was quite surprising as Chinese Taipei had only ranked fifth in the qualifying round.

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