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Czech’s Jan Sychra won the last final of the 2009 ISSF World Cup in all events in Munich, the Skeet Men competition. The Czech athlete tied the current world record 125 hits out of 125 targets, and claimed Gold at the final round.

Jan SYCHRA of Czech Republic equalled the current world record of 125 targets set in 2007 by USA’s Vincent Hancock. The 40-year old Czech athlete is the second shooter to equal the record, following Norway’s Tore BROVOLD who was the first to tie it while competing at the 2008 European Championships in Nicosia.

Sychra walked into the final round with two targets of advantage on his followers, and only missed one target winning Gold with a total score of 149 hits (125+24). The Czech shooter lost the chance to tie the Final World Record of 150 hits by dropping a precious target on the fourth station, the turning point of today’s final round.

Italy’s Valerio LUCHINI and Cyprus’ Georgios ACHILLEOS shot-off for Silver. The two shooters had started the final round tied with 123 hits, and both of them shot a perfect final of 25 hits.
The reigning World Champion Achilleos won the shoot-off 2 to 1, winning Silver with a total score of 148+2 hits. Luchini closed in third place, grabbing Bronze with 148+1 hits.

The Olympic Silver medallist Tore BROVOLD, 38, missed twice on station 4, dropping in the scoreboard. He closed the final round in fourth place, with 146 hits (123+23). He was followed by the 2006 World Champion Andrei INESHIN, 42, from Estonia, who closed in fifth with 145 hits.
Norway’s second finalist, Heral JENSEN, 42, missed four determinant target between station four and station five, finishing his match in sixth place with a total score of 144 (23+21) targets.

The People’s Republic of China secured its fourth Gold medal thank to HE Zhaohui, 19-year old, who won the 50m Rifle 3 Positions final beating “his idol” Mathew Emmons of the USA.

2004 Olympic Champion Kostevich of Ukraine came back on an ISSF podium after missing since 3 years. The Ukrainian shooter fought right the end against China’s Tong, who placed in second eight tenths behind her.

The 2004 Olympic Champion Olena KOSTEVICH of Ukraine won today’s 10m Air Pistol women competition at the 2009 ISSF World Cup in all events in Munich. The 24-year old shooter entered the final round in the lead with 390 points, and with a final of 99.4 points she closed on the highest step of the podium with a total of 489.4 points. The Ukrainian shooter missed from the highest step of a world cup podium since the 2002 world cup stage in Sydney.

Kostevich had to duel right to the last shot against the winner of this year’s first world cup stage, the Chinese shooter Xin TONG. Tong shot today’s best final, but she could not grab the Gold medal. She had overtaken Kostevich after the ninth shot, but a frustrating last shot of 9.3 points placed her in second. She finished in second secured Silver with 488.6 (385+103.6) points.

Korea celebrated for its third medal won in pistol events here in Munich thanks to 20-year old LEE Ho Lim, who finished in third place with 487.3 (385+99.3) points, winning her second ISSF world cup medal of the season following the Silver medal she pocketed in Changwon last April.

The second Korean finalist, GIM Yun Mi, started the final in third place with a competitive qualification score of 385 points, but she struggled in the final finishing in fifth place with 484.7 points behind India’s Heena SIDHU, fourth with 485.9 points.

The Chinese Skeet shooter Wei Ning tied the world record of 74 targets at today’s Skeet Women event, winning her first gold medal of the season. Wei’s final score of 98 targets turned out to be only one target shy of tying the final world record.

Beijing’s Olympic Champion JIN Jong Oh claimed gold at today’s 10m Air Pistol men event, coming back on the podium a few weeks after his successes at the ISSF World Cup in Changwon. Jin was close followed by his teammate LEE Daemyung, who secured Silver. Belarus Jury DAUHAPOLAU closed the final in third winning Bronze.

Beijing’s Olympic multimedallist JIN Jong Oh from Korea won today’s 10m Air Pistol final round at the ISSF World Cup stage in all events in Munich by shooting a total score of 689.4 (586+103.4) points. So far, the 29-year Korean champion has collected four World Cup medals out of six competitions in the 2009 shooting season.

Jin had successfully participated also in the first ISSF world cup stage of the year, held in Changwon, Korea. There, Jin shot a record score of 594 points that shattered the previous record of 593 points that had been set by Sergei Pyzhianov 20 years ago, at the 1989 ISSF World Cup Final. Next to the record, Jin pocketed a Silver medal in the 10m Air Rifle men event and a Gold in the 50m Pistol competition.

Jin’s teammate LEE Daemyung secured Silver with 686.7 points. The 20-year old Korean shooter had never won a world cup medal before, and his best achievement so far had been a Silver medal won as junior shooter at the 2006 World Championships in Zagreb. Lee qualified for today’s match tied to Jin with 586 points, and shot a final of 100.7 points defending his position in second place.

Belarus’ Jury DAUHAPOLAU went very close to the two Korean temmates, trying to grab Silver. The Belarusian shooter finished in third place only one tenth of a point behind Lee, gaining Bronze with 686.6 (584+ 102.6) points.