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Lars Hamer

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China’s Li Yuehong said training with the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and living a good life had been the keys to claiming an Olympic gold.
The 34-year-old, who won bronze at the Games in Rio and Tokyo, finally broke through on Monday to claim his first Olympics title.
Li won gold in the men’s 25m rapid fire pistol final with a score of 32, while South Korea’s Cho Yeong-jae claimed silver, scoring 25. Li’s compatriot Wang Xinjie earned bronze with 23.
Li, who’s perfect sixth series earned him a two-point lead in the final, said that he was “extremely happy” but the victory was for his team.
“This has been an incredible experience for me and all my hard work has paid off. I am extremely happy. This is a victory not just for myself but the whole team,” he said.

Last December Li, who won world championship gold in 2022 and 2023, underwent two weeks of military training to help him prepare for the Paris Games.
“The [Olympic Games] match is like a war without bleeding. We are trained to develop a strong mindset and mentality. I used that skill in today’s match and I think it definitely helped,” Li said after winning gold.
China currently sit top of the medal table in shooting, having picked up nine in total, including five golds with one event still left.
“We have made a lot of effort in our daily training and our personal living style. If you want to be a good shooter you need to be morally good person. We aim for and train for that.”
Li and Wang started the competition with a perfect five-from-five in the final.
But Cho, who’s South Korean teammates have picked up three golds and three silvers in shooting events in the French capital, proved to be better than Wang by just two points to snatch his own silver.
Earlier, Wang needed a shoot-off against Germany’s Florian Peter to make the medal round.


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Li Yuehong takes men’s 25m rapid fire pistol title at third time of asking, after bronze in Rio and Tokyo


Li Yuehong takes men’s 25m rapid fire pistol title at third time of asking, after bronze in Rio and Tokyo.


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China’s Li says military training with PLA, being ‘morally good person’ key to Olympic gold

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Li Yuehong takes men’s 25m rapid fire pistol title at third time of asking, after bronze in Rio and Tokyo