Yang Ling Shots Ninth Gold for China

Yang Ling Wins 10-metre Running Target

Yang Ling of China successfully defended his title in the men's 10m running target with a total of 681.1 points at the Olympic Games Friday morning in Sydney.

Oleg Moldovan of Moldova finished second at 681.0, followed by another Chinese Niu Zhiyuan in the third place at 677.4.

China has claimed 9 gold medals so far at the on-going Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.