In the men’s 10-meter air rifle shooting competition at the Hangzhou Asian Games, 18-year-old Sheng Lihao won the gold medal with an excellent score of 253.3 rings and broke the world record, which was the first world record set by the Chinese sports delegation at the Hangzhou Asian Games. “I didn’t think I could break the record.” Sheng Lihao, who broke the world record, said calmly: “I don’t feel anything.”
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The results of the men’s 10m air rifle qualifying round were added together to form the final result of the team competition, and three Chinese athletes, Sheng Lihao, Du Linshu and Yu Haonan, won a bronze medal. In the qualifying round, Li Hao was in a stable state, and it only took more than half an hour to complete the firing of 60 bullets, and his score of 634.5 rings ranked first in the qualifying round, and he joined hands with his teammate Du Linshu, who ranked seventh in the qualifying round, to advance to the final. After the first round of the final with 5 bullets, South Korea’s Park Shi-hyun temporarily ranked first with 53.4 rings, and Sheng Lihao ranked second with 1.2 rings behind, which was the only tense moment in the whole game. After 10 rounds, Sheng Lihao surpassed Park Shihui with a score of 105.3 rings and temporarily topped the list by 0.4 rings. Since then, Sheng Lihao has occupied the top position until he finally won the championship. Park was runner-up with 251.3 rings, India’s Tomar won bronze and China’s Du Linshu finished eighth.
When asked how he felt about breaking the world record, Sheng Lihao admitted that “I didn’t think about breaking the record today”. Facing the media cameras and questions about breaking the world record, Sheng Lihao scratched his head repeatedly: “Actually, I don’t feel anything, I don’t know if I can break the world record.” Although Sheng Lihao’s language seems to be very calm, from the smile he has always put on his face, it can be seen that this gold medal has brought great happiness.
Before the Tokyo Olympics, Sheng Lihao was selected for the Olympic squad of the shooting team through layers of selection, and his first international competition was a top event. After coming to Tokyo, Sheng Lihao was in a very bad state for the only few pre-competition trainings, and anxiety and nervousness were also the most taboo mentality in shooting competitions. With the help of the whole team, Sheng Lihao gradually returned to his normal rhythm in the last two training sessions and won a valuable silver medal in the men’s 10m air rifle competition. The silver medal made Sheng the youngest medalist in Olympic shooting history. The president of the International Shooting Federation (ISF) has said that he is very happy to see young people like Sheng Lihao stand on the podium in the Olympic Games, which is a good incentive for young people around the world who love shooting sports.
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At the beginning of the Tokyo Olympics, Sheng Lihao said that he still has many deficiencies, such as on-the-spot adaptability, psychological regulation and other abilities still need to be improved. But it is undeniable that after the Olympics, Sheng Lihao’s competition temperament has been greatly improved, and his results have also been further improved. He has won gold and silver in the World Cup and World Championships, and this time he broke the world record in the Asian Games, which is the continuation of his good personal form.
There is still the highest podium of the Olympic Games waiting for Sheng Lihao to conquer, to complete this goal, just like Sheng Lihao said after the Tokyo Olympics, “The most important thing is to rely on your own efforts and move forward step by step.” ”