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Saudi Assistant Minister of Sport Inaugurates Junior, Cadet Fencing World Championships in Riyadh

The 2024 Junior and Cadet Fencing World Championships at King Saud University's Arena Hall in Riyadh. SPA
The 2024 Junior and Cadet Fencing World Championships at King Saud University's Arena Hall in Riyadh. SPA
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Saudi Assistant Minister of Sport Inaugurates Junior, Cadet Fencing World Championships in Riyadh

The 2024 Junior and Cadet Fencing World Championships at King Saud University's Arena Hall in Riyadh. SPA
The 2024 Junior and Cadet Fencing World Championships at King Saud University's Arena Hall in Riyadh. SPA

Assistant Minister of Sport Abdul Ilah bin Saad Al-Dallak has inaugurated the 2024 Junior and Cadet Fencing World Championships at King Saud University's Arena Hall in Riyadh on behalf of the Minister of Sport and Chairman of the Saudi Olympic and Paralympic Committee (SOPC), Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki bin Faisal.

The event was held on Friday in the presence of Saudi Fencing Federation President and Chairman of the Supreme Organizing Committee of the Championships Ahmed Alsabban, International Fencing Federation (FIE) Vice President Abdelmoneim El-Husseiny, and SOPC Board Member and Saudi Equestrian Federation President (SAEF) Prince Abdullah bin Fahd bin Abdullah.

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China’s Huang and Sheng Win First Gold of Paris Games at Air Rifle Mixed Team Event

China's Huang Yuting and Sheng Lihao pose on the podium after winning the gold of the shooting 10m air rifle mixed team during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Chateauroux Shooting Centre on July 27, 2024. (AFP)
China's Huang Yuting and Sheng Lihao pose on the podium after winning the gold of the shooting 10m air rifle mixed team during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Chateauroux Shooting Centre on July 27, 2024. (AFP)
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China’s Huang and Sheng Win First Gold of Paris Games at Air Rifle Mixed Team Event

China's Huang Yuting and Sheng Lihao pose on the podium after winning the gold of the shooting 10m air rifle mixed team during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Chateauroux Shooting Centre on July 27, 2024. (AFP)
China's Huang Yuting and Sheng Lihao pose on the podium after winning the gold of the shooting 10m air rifle mixed team during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Chateauroux Shooting Centre on July 27, 2024. (AFP)

China's Huang Yuting and Sheng Lihao won the first gold medal of the Paris Games on Saturday in the 10 meters air rifle mixed team event.

Keum Ji-hyeon and Park Ha-jun of South Korea claimed silver and Alexandra Le and Islam Satpayev of Kazakhstan were awarded bronze.

Three years after Yang Qian and Yang Haoran won the gold in Tokyo, compatriots Huang and Sheng made sure China retained it.

The reigning world champions topped the qualifying round ahead of their Korean rivals at the Chateauroux Shooting Centre.

The gold medal round was not really a cakewalk though despite them racing to a 14-8 lead after the first 11 shots.

Keum and Park staged a late comeback to reduce the gap at 14-12 but the Chinese pair prevailed 16-12 in the end.

Le and Satpayev gave Kazakhstan their first medal of the Paris Games with a 17-5 romp against the German pair of Anna Janssen and Maximilian Ulbrich.