Miao Wanru adds women's 50m rifle 3 positions gold for China at Cairo worlds

CAIRO - China's Miao Wanru came back from six points down to beat Norway's Jenny Stene 17-13 for the women's 50m rifle three positions gold at the World Championships here on Friday.

Miao, making her debut at an international event, finished top in the qualification and had a solid performance in kneeling and prone positions in the ranking match, taking the lead with 207.9 points.

However, the 22-year-old struggled in the standing position and dropped to third after three series, 1.3 points behind leader Sagen Maddalena of the US and one point after second-placed Stene.

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