Wang Zhilin of Wenzhou in East China's Zhejiang province claimed the women's 10m air rifle title at China's 14th National Games on Sept 17 in Xi'an, capital city of Northwest China's Shaanxi province.
Wang Zhilin of Wenzhou wins the women's 10m air rifle final of the 14th National Games in Xi'an with a total score of 253.3. [Photo/WeChat account: wenzhoufabu]
The 17-year-old won the competition with a score of 253.3 to bring home Wenzhou's first gold medal at this year's Games.
Zhang Tianqi of Hubei province took silver while Olympic gold medalist Yang Qian won the bronze.
Wang and her partner Wang Yuefeng of Shaoxing won silver at the 10m air rifle mixed team event final on Sept 13.
Originally a student of Yuhai Experimental Middle School in Ruian, a county-level city of Wenzhou, Wang was admitted to Wenzhou Sports School in March 2017. The following year, she won the individual and team air rifle competitions in the 16th Games of Zhejiang Province, breaking two provincial records in the process.
She proved herself yet again in the 2019 Youth Games of the People's Republic of China where she won two team gold medals.
