Korean athletes won two medals at the World Cup on pistol shooting from 50 meters in Gabala
World Cup competitions on Olympic shooting sports held in the Gabala Stand and Archery Complex are continuing. The final stage of competition on pistol shooting from 50 meters for men was held on August 11, 2015. Korean and Chinese shooters won the competition made a mash on the competitors from other countries surpassing in score. Two Korean athletes who took part in the final stage of the competition won medals. In competition Zhiazhe Mai (China) came first with 194.7 points, Daohen Park (Republic of Korea) came second with 191.4 points, and Cheng Yong Kim (Republic of Korea) came third with 169.9 points. In addition, the final stage of the competition on shooting from a small-caliber pistol from 25 meters among women was held today. Chinese and Russian shooters won the competition made a mash on the competitors from other countries surpassing in score. Two Chinese athletes who participated in the final stage of the competition won medals. Cao Lijiang (China) won the third gold medal for the team. Second place went to Vitalina Batsarashkina (Russia), the third - Zhinging Zhang (China), the fourth - Olena Kostevich. Then the awarding ceremony took place.The Chinese athletes have already won 5 medals on these competitions. Three of them are gold, one silver and one bronze. Then the awarding ceremony took place. The Executive chief of Gabala region Sabuhi Abdullayev attended the awarding ceremony. Note that at shooting competition going on for four days to date ten athletes won licenses for the Summer Olympic Games in Brazil next year. 34 licenses for the Olympic Games are played at the World Cup held in Gabala. Competitions on shooting from a small-caliber pistol from 25 meters among women are being held now. 2 thousand athletes from about a hundred countries participate on competitions on 17 kinds of sport. At this prestigious competition our country is represented by 27 athletes.
