Ji Xiaojing Explained

Ji Xiaojing (; born 18 June 1988) is a Chinese female sport shooter.^{[1] [2]} She mainly competes in ISSF 10m air pistol event at international shooting competitions.^[3] She represented China at the 2018 Asian Games and claimed her first Asian Games medal, gold in the AP60 mixed team event along with Wu Jiayu.^{[4] [5]}

Career

She started training the sport of shooting in 2002 at the age of 14. She rose to prominence in international level after claiming a gold medal in the women's 10m air pistol event and clinching a silver medal in the women's 25m pistol event during the 2013 Asian Air Gun Championships.

Ji Xiaojing also claimed victorious at the 2018 ISSF World Cup by securing a gold in the 10m air pistol mixed team event with Wu Jiayu.^[6] She also clinched a silver medal in the women's 10 m air pistol event at the 2018 ISSF World Cup.^[7]

She qualified to compete at the 2018 Asian Games, her maiden Asian Games appearance and took gold medal in the mixed team category.^[8]

Notes and References

1. News: 2018年雅加达亚运会中国体育代表团名单公示--体育--人民网 . 3 February 2021 . sports.people.com.cn.
2. Web site: JI Xiaojing Asian Games 2018 Jakarta Palembang. Asian Games 2018 Jakarta Palembang. en-GB. 21 August 2018. 21 August 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180821124721/https://en.asiangames2018.id/athletes/athlete/JI-Xiaojing-3015513/. dead.
3. Web site: ISSF – International Shooting Sport Federation – Ji Xiaojing. www.issf-sports.org. en. 21 August 2018.
4. Web site: China takes two medals from first-day shooting at Asiad – Xinhua English.news.cn. https://web.archive.org/web/20180819161150/http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-08/19/c_137402728.htm. dead. 19 August 2018. www.xinhuanet.com. 21 August 2018.
5. News: Asian Games (shooting) – China grabs gold medal in air pistol event – ANTARA News. antaranews.com. Antara News. 21 August 2018. en.
6. News: China break world record to win 10m air pistol mixed team event at ISSF World Cup. 21 August 2018.
7. Web site: ISSF World Cup 2018, Fort Benning, USA: Result 25m Pistol Women. www.issf-sports.org. 21 August 2018. 2 September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220902070035/https://www.issf-sports.org/competitions/results/detail.ashx?cshipid=2392&resultkey=3b3b303b53503b303b463b493b313b303b30. dead.
8. News: Asian Games: China wins gold and silver at shooting range. Sportstarlive. 21 August 2018. en.