On the evening of July 30 (Beijing time), the men's trap shooting final of the 2024 Paris Olympics concluded at the Chateauroux Shooting Center. British shooter Nathan Hales and Chinese shooter Qi Ying broke Olympic records with scores of 48 and 44 respectively, winning the gold and silver medals.
As a Shandong athlete, Qi Ying has a special connection with Henan. From 2015 to 2019, Qi Ying was an athlete who received joint training from the provinces of Shandong and Henan. He studied at the School of Physical Education of Zhengzhou University, which is now known as Henan Sport University.
The men's trap shooting final featured six participants, including the world record holder from Britain, Nathan Hales, Chinese shooter Qi Ying, Sweden's Rickard Levin-Andersson, Australia's James Willett, American Derrick Mein, and Guatemala's Jean Pierre Brol Cardenas.
After the first 25 shots in the basic shooting round, Hales ranked first with 24 hits out of 25, while Qi Ying ranked second with 23 hits.In the elimination round, after 5 shots, Willett was the first to be eliminated, ranking the sixth place. Following another 5 shots, Halesmissed once, Qi Ying missed twice, and Anderson's three misses cost him a chance at a medal.
The next 5 shots determined the bronze medalist.At this point, there was a tie between Qi Ying and Cardenas with both scoring 35 hits out of 40 shots. However, due to Qi Ying's higher qualification ranking in the preliminary round (first place), Cardenas was awarded the bronze medal.
In the final round of 10 shots that determined the gold and silver medalists, world record holder Halesshot flawlessly, hitting 48 out of 50 targets. This score was only 1 short of his own world record, but it already surpassed the previous Olympic record of 43 hits.
Qi Ying also broke the Olympic record with a score of 44 hits, earning a valuable silver medal, China's first Olympic medal in this event.
From 2015 to 2019, Qi Ying studied sports training in Henan before being selected into thenational team.During his university years, Qi Ying had to balance both academic studies and training, often commuting between Beijing and Zhengzhou. Qi Ying demonstrated outstanding personal qualities and professional competence in those days of hard work, leaving a profound impression on the instructors at Henan Sport University.
At last year's Hangzhou Asian Games, Qi Ying clinched the championship after a thrilling and intense competition.He mentioned that winning the Asian Games championship was an important step towards the Olympics.
"If Ihadn't had the experience of the Asian Games, competing in the Olympics might have been tougher for me," Qi Ying said.(Chinese source: Henan Daily Reporter: Huang Hui and Wang Weihao Translator: Yang Jiaxin and Zhang Yahan Proofreader: Chen Xingjie and Zhao Hanqing)
