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Article: Chinese Taipei loses expected gold, yet wins an unexpected one
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- Xinhua News Agency
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- October 5, 2002
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Chinese Taipei loses expected gold, yet wins an unexpected one
BUSAN, Oct.5 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Taipei finally snatched a gold
medal in the Asiad shooting competitions through Chen Shih Wei in
the men's double trap individual final on Saturday.
Shih Wei Tin added one silver for the Chinese Taipei, while South
Korean Jung Yoon-kyun finished third.
The three finished with an identical score of 187 hits after the
final so a shoot-off was brought in to decide the top three.
Chen Shih Wei turned out to be the final winner while Shih Wei
Tin edged Jung Yoon-kyun to the third place.
It was the first gold and silver medals for Chinese Taipei in the
Asiad shooting tournament. Earlier on ...