Published on 01 Sep 2019

Lucky venue for Christian Reitz! German athlete wins in Rio de Janeiro again

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The 6th Day of the Rifle/Pistol World Cup in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil had only one final scheduled, Men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol.

Two out of three medals were won by athletes from the German Team.

Christian Reitz, who won an Olympic Gold medal at this range 3 years ago, was once again triumphant by taking another Gold medal here today.

The silver medal was won by his team mate Oliver Geis.

Yuehong Li from the People’s Republic of China won Bronze.

Tokyo Quota places went to Muhammad Khalil Akhtar from Pakistan and Junhong Kim from the Republic of Korea, who finished in 6th and 7th places respectively. 

The live TV coverage of the World Cup in Rio de Janeiro has been organized by the ISSF.

Competitions will continue tomorrow with the Mixed Team Events.