China’s Qi Ying and Zhang Zixi Make History at Shooting World Cup! ๐ฅ
Guess what? China’s Qi Ying and Zhang Zixi just did something amazing! They won China’s first-ever mixed team trap gold medal at the ISSF World Cup in Nicosia, Cyprus! ๐
Qi Ying, who won a silver medal at the Olympics, teamed up with 19-year-old Zhang Zixi for this exciting event. Even though Qi didn’t make it to the men’s trap final, he didn’t give up! Together, they formed a super team. ๐ช
They started by qualifying in second place, just behind Poland’s Tomasz Pasierbski and Sandra Bernal. Then, they faced a tough match against Tรผrkiye’s Tolga Tuncer and Rumeysa Pelin Kaya. It was so close, they even had to have a shootoff! ๐ซ
In the final, both teams were neck and neck. Poland took the lead when Pasierbski hit a perfect round. But Qi Ying fired back with his own perfect round, putting China ahead 40-34! ๐ฒ
In the end, Qi and Zhang held on tight and won the gold medal with a score of 42-39! They made their country proud and brought home the championship! ๐๐จ๐ณ
Isn’t that inspiring? It shows that teamwork and never giving up can lead to great things! Maybe one day, you could be a champion too! ๐
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Qi and Zhang win China's first mixed team trap gold at ISSF World Cup
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