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China shooter takes gold
Wed, Jul 01, 2009
The Straits Times

By Jonathan Wong

CHINA'S Zhong Chunchan took the first gold of the shooting events when she shot 499.5 to beat South Korean Go Dowon by 0.9 in the Girls' 10-metre Air Rifle on Wednesday.

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The 17-year-old, who was competing in her first overseas competition, collected her first gold medal at Safra Yishun.

She said in Mandarin: 'I'm very surprised with my win. I didn't even know I had won until the announcer called my name.'


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