South Korea's Kim Jangmi held her nerve in a thrilling final to take Olympic gold in the women's 25m pistol. The 19-year-old, who set a new Olympic-record score of 591 in qualifying, held off defending champion Chen Ying's challenge to win with a score of 792.4. That was a single point more than Chen achieved, despite the Chinese star scoring five more points in the final. Ukraine's Olena Kostevych won the bronze medal with a score of 788.6, while no Briton made the final. Great Britain's Georgina Geikie failed to qualify for the eight-strong final, finishing 37th with a score of 562. It was a remarkable performance by Jangmi, who enjoyed an astonishing World Cup...
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