GOLDEN GIFT

Jia Zhanbo

Age: 30

Height: 175cm

Weight: 83 kg

Event: Men's 50m Rifle 3 positions

A nervous Jia Zhanbo looked to have kissed the gold medal goodbye until American Matthew Emmons fired at the wrong target. 'Going into the final round, I had a lot of things on my mind. I was a bit nervous and I didn't shoot that well. Before my final shot, I wasn't nervous because I was behind the American and I thought that was it. I thought I was looking at silver. I shot 10.1 in my final shot and didn't think much of it. Would you believe what went on after that? I never thought I would win. What a big surprise! It wasn't easy though. When I saw the American raise his hand, I thought what's going on? But I didn't think it would amount to this. It's a miracle I have won.''