CHATEAUROUX: Xie Yu of China won gold in the men’s 10m air pistol event at the Paris Olympics today, with Italy bagging silver and bronze through Federico Nilo Maldini and Paolo Monna.
After China won the 10m air rifle mixed team event yesterday, Xie gave his country another gold at the Chateauroux Shooting Centre with a nerveless display.
The 24-year-old aggregated 240.9 to finish ahead of his nearest rival Maldini (240).
Monna’s tally of 218.6 was good enough for bronze.