[Central News Agency] In the first international competition for two consecutive years, female shooter Wu Jiaying welcomed the new season with a medal. Today she lost to Hungary 13-17 in the women's 10-meter air pistol gold medal match at the Slovenian Shooting Grand Prix The female general Mei Jie won the silver medal.

"Certificate Girl" Wu Jiaying participated in the 2023 Slovenian Shooting Grand Prix this time. She scored 582 points in the qualifying round and ranked first. Jie (Veronika Major) both advanced to the gold medal match, but unfortunately they were still a little short of perfection in the end.

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The shooting competition system was introduced last year. The medal match is no longer judged by the total score. After each shot, the one with the higher score will get 2 points, each tie will get 1 point, and the first to get 16 points wins.

Wu Jiaying finished the first 5 shots today, and the battle was tied 5-5 with her opponent. Unfortunately, the opponent won all 5 shots in a row, which also gave Mei Jie the advantage of "drawing cards".

The tenacious Wu Jiaying did not give up. She chased 4 rounds in a row and narrowed the gap to only 2 points. Unfortunately, she only shot 9.3 points in the crucial 15th round, while her opponent paid 10.2 points. She regretted losing the gold medal. pass by.

In fact, Wu Jiaying and Mei Jie can be called old enemies. In the 2019 Indian Shooting World Cup in New Delhi, Wu Jiaying won the silver medal and got the ticket for the Tokyo Olympics, but it was Mei Jie who stood in the way to win the gold.

Winning silver in the first game of the new year is still a good start for Wu Jiaying. Last year she joined hands with Tian Jiazhen and Yu Aiwen in the World Cup Egypt Station to win the first bronze medal in the women's 10-meter air pistol team competition. This year She single-handedly won silver in the individual competition, and the medal quality was better than last year, which also won a good start for the new season.

(Editor: Xu Ruicheng) 1120114