Dhaka, Sept. 11 -- Yao and Hu, who had already collected one gold and two silver medals from three International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cups this year, combined for 585 points to lead qualification. Veronika Schejbalova and Jindrich Dubovy of the Czech Republic followed with 581 to make their first mixed team final.
In the final, Yao and Hu broke away after a 3-3 tie to lead 9-3, forcing a timeout from their opponents. The Czech pair responded with 10.3 and 10.6 but could not stop the Chinese duo, who secured the title 17-5.
"It's an honor to win the first gold medal of this World Cup on home soil. There's still a long way ahead, so we must keep pushing forward and working hard," said Hu, who averaged 10.1 points in the fi...