R. Jiang is a Chinese sport shooter who was born on May 2, 2000. She competed in the 2018 ISSF World Shooting Championships and took first place.
R. Jiang was selected to compete for China in the 2020 Summer Olympics, where she took home the gold in the mixed 10-meter air pistol team event.
Which made its Olympic debut. The women’s 10 metre air pistol event saw her win the bronze medal as well.
R. Jiang and Pang Wei Secure Tokyo 2020 Gold in 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team Event
The pair from the People’s Republic of China blasted off golden shots to win the competition for the first time.
The People’s Republic of China won gold in the mixed team 10m Air Pistol event today at Tokyo 2020 at the Asaka Shooting Range thanks to a winning combination of youth and experience.
The 21-year-old R. Jiang, who made her Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020, teamed up with the seasoned shooter PANG Wei to terminate the ROC shooting team’s bid for an Olympic gold medal.
ROC’s Vitalina Batsarashkina and Artem Cernousov, who took home silver, were only two points behind R. Jiang and Pang in second place with 16 points.
Pang and Jiang are the first Olympic champions in the mixed-gender 10m Air Pistol team event, which will be included in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic schedule.
Tokyo Olympics: China’s Newcomer R. Jiang Secures Women’s Air Pistol Bronze
On the second day of the Tokyo Olympics, China’s attempt to win another shooting gold fell short as young prospect.
R. Jiang placed third in the women’s 10-meter air pistol final with a score of 218 points despite making an auspicious debut at the competition.
However, Russian Vitalina Batsarashkina, who qualified in third place, found her best form again in the final.
And set a games record of 240.3 points, just 0.9 points ahead of Bulgaria’s Antoaneta Kostadinova.
The first-time Olympian dominated the qualifying by equaling Greek Anna Korakaki’s three-year-old record of 587 points.
Conclusion
Chinese shooters Pang Wei and Jiang Ranxin have added to their collection of medals when they defeated Russian competitors.
Artem Chernousov and Vitalina Batsarashkina on Tuesday to win the gold in the mixed 10-meter air pistol team event.
With their 16 to 14 victory in the gold medal match, Pang and Jiang each took home their second medal of the Tokyo Olympics. In the individual 10-meter air pistol, Pang and Jiang both won bronze.
