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Teo Shun Xie
Teo Shun Xie (born 30 September 1988) is a Singaporean sport shooter. In 2014, Teo set a final meet record in the women's air pistol to claim her first gold medal at the Commonwealth Games. Teo trains for the Singaporean national team under coach Anatoly Babushkin. Teo made her international debut at the 2013 Southeast Asian Games in Naypyidaw, Myanmar, claiming the silver medal in the women's 10 m air pistol. Teo's success in marksmanship came at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland by the following year. There, she notched the final Games record score of 198.6 points ahead of India's Malaika Goel and Canada's 2012 Olympian Dorothy Ludwig to win her first gold medal in the women's air pistol. When Singapore hosted the 2015 Southeast Asian Games, Teo scored 199.0 in the air pistol final by a 2.3-point lead over Thailand's Pim-on Klaisuban to win the gold medal. Leading up to her Olympic debut, Teo had finished sixth with 12 points in the semifinal stage of the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shooting Sport
Shooting sports is a group of competitive and recreational sporting activities involving proficiency tests of accuracy, precision and speed in shooting — the art of using ranged weapons, mainly small arms (firearms and airguns, in forms such as handguns, rifles and shotguns) and bows/crossbows. Shooting sports can be categorized by equipment, shooting distances, targets, time limits and degrees of athleticism involved. Shooting sports may involve both team and individual competition, and team performance is usually assessed by summing the scores of the individual team members. Due to the noise of shooting and the high (and often lethal) impact energy of the projectiles, shooting sports are typically conducted at either designated permanent shooting ranges or temporary shooting fields in the area away from settlements. History Great Britain Historically, shooting game and target shooting has been limited to the upper-class and the gentry, with severe penalties for poach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
