Off the wire
• Roundup: China takes lead in fight against climate change  • Trade, Pacific, terrorism to dominate French PM's talks in New Zealand  • Pakistan shows concern at Indian nuclear submarine test  • Quotable quotes from UN General Assembly Special Session on World Drug Problem  • Heavy rains kill three, destroy homes in Rwanda  • Chadian President Deby re-elected: electoral commission  • San Francisco becomes first U.S. city mandating fully paid parental leave  • Venezuela to ration electricity for 40 days  • Roundup: Ecuador's president resumes tour to earthquake-stricken areas  • Roundup: UN agencies highlight environmental impact of abandoned fishing gear  
You are here: 　 Home

Junghaenel wins 50m rifle prone at Rio test event

Xinhua, April 22, 2016 Adjust font size:

German shooter Henri Junghaenel clinched his fourth World Cup gold medal in the men's 50m rifle prone on Thursday by outclassing Australia's Warren Potent in Rio de Janeiro.

Junghaenel took the gold medal with a final score of 210 points, 2.1 points ahead of his rival.

"It definitely was a good day for me," Junghaenel said. "I started off a little bit on the right but once I fixed that the final was pretty awesome.

"After I placed sixth in Bangkok I made some adjustments, but I didn't expect a win here. I'm pretty happy about it. It's been a great final. No doubt about that. The range needs some minor fixes but you can already say it's a good range."

Serbia's Steven Pletikosic won his first medal in this event since 2008, taking bronze with 186.2 points.

The ISSF World Cup series stage in Rio is also serving as an official test event for the Olympic Games in August. Endit