Roundup: Jin for 4th gold, IOA gets first Olympic title

Wednesday saw a series of records in Rio Olympic Shooting Center.

Jin Jongoh from South Korea won his fourth Olympic gold medal, and independent Olympic athlete got the first Olympics title.

Jin edged Vietnamese Hoang Xuan Vinh to win gold at men's 50m rifle, taking home the third straight Olympic gold medal on this event.

Jin scored 193.7 points in the final, in which the silver medalist Hoang shot 191.3 points. Jin had participated in four Olympics, and managed to take at least one medal in each of them.

He is the current holder of two shooting events, men's 50m pistol and men's 10m air pistol. Due to the change of rules by the sport's world governing body ISSF, all winning marks at the finals of the Rio Olympics will be recognized as new Olympic records, so does Jin's 193.7 points in the men's 50m pistol.

At the age of 36, Jin didn't have any plan to retire.

"I will continue to challenge myself," said Jin.

Kim Song Guk of DPR Korea won the bronze with 172.8 points.

Another veteran, 49-year-old Kuwait Fehaid Aldeehani, also experienced a big day in his career. Playing as an Independent Olympic athlete, Aldeehani won gold at men's double trap.

Aldeehani beat Italian talent Marco Innocenti 26-24 to get the gold. Marco took the silver and Britain's Steven Scott won the bronze.

Aldeehani, who claimed bronze in this event for Kuwait at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, joined Russell Mark from Australia on a record two Olympic medals in men's double trap.

Due to an IOC ban on Kuwait Olympic Committee starting from last October, the Kuwait athletes can only take part in Rio Olympics as independent Olympic athletes.

It was the first gold medal for IOA. Previously, independent Olympic athletes had claimed two bronzes and one silver, all in shooting and all in 1992. Enditem