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China earn eight Olympic spots at ISSF World Championships
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China's Chen Yan during the women's 25m standard pistol final in Cairo, Egypt, October 22, 2022. /Xinhua
China's Chen Yan during the women's 25m standard pistol final in Cairo, Egypt, October 22, 2022. /Xinhua

China's Chen Yan during the women's 25m standard pistol final in Cairo, Egypt, October 22, 2022. /Xinhua

Team China earned all eight of the Olympic quota spots on offer at the ISSF World Championships Rifle/Pistol event in Cairo, Egypt on Sunday.

They also pocketed four gold medals, three silver, and three bronze from ten events. 

The International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) competition had 32 spots, evenly split by eight disciplines, as a part of the qualificaiton process for Paris 2024. 

The disciplines are men's and women's 10m air rifle, 10m air pistol, 50m rifle 3 positions, and 25m standard pistol. Each delegation, if successful, is allowed one Olympic spot from one discipline this time. 

China's Sheng Lihao, Huang Yuting, Liu Jinyao, Lu Kaiman, Liu Yukun, Miao Wanru, Chen Yan, and Lu Zhiming each earned a berth for the delegation.

The qualification pathway to Paris 2024 will continue in the following two years, with a total of 340 shooters expected to compete in 15 medal events in Paris.

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