Munich: China's Wang Zifei and Hu Kai extended their winning streaks in the women's 10m air rifle and men's 10m air pistol events respectively, each capturing their third individual gold medal of the season at the ISSF World Cup in Munich.
According to Namibia Press Agency, Wang, at 18 years old, delivered a remarkable qualification performance, breaking both the junior and overall qualification world records with a score of 637.9 to advance to the final. In the final, Wang remained composed and consistent, delivering a series of high 10s. A decisive 10.9 shot near the end gave her a slim lead, allowing her to narrowly defeat South Korea's Kwon Eun-ji by 0.1 point with a final score of 252.7. India's Elavenil Valarivan claimed the bronze medal, while fellow Chinese shooter Han Jiayu secured sixth place.
The victory marked Wang's third consecutive World Cup gold in the women's 10m air rifle, maintaining her unbeaten record in the event this season after previous wins in Buenos Aires and Lima. She currently holds all four individual women's 10m air rifle records across senior and junior categories in this discipline.
In the men's 10m air pistol, 23-year-old Hu led qualification with 588 points, but faced tough competition in the final from Kazakhstan's Valeriy Rakhimzhan and Christian Reitz of Germany. Hu had a slow start in the final but regained momentum with a series of high-scoring shots, including several over 10.5, to move into medal contention. With two shots remaining, Hu responded with a 10.5 and a 10.4 to edge ahead. The Kazakh shooter, who had led most of the contest, closed with a 9.9 and had to settle for silver with 241.9. Reitz took bronze.
The victory marked Hu's third consecutive gold of the season in the event, maintaining his unbeaten record in 2025. Another Chinese shooter, Olympic champion Xie Yu, finished fifth. With two gold medals on the first competition day, China leads the medal table in Munich, followed by Kazakhstan and South Korea.
The ISSF World Cup will continue on Wednesday with the men's 50m rifle 3 positions final and the women's 25m pistol final.