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"You can't get any better than winning a shoot-off", says Bach after archery final

  • Archery

By Nick Butler at the Main Media Centre in NanjingInternational Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has hailed a "fantastic" girl's individual archery final at the Fangshan Archery Field this afternoon, after Li Jiaman of China overcame France's Melanie Gaubil in a deciding shootout.

apiece to force a one-arrow shoot-off, the 17-year-old had the added pressure of her French opponent shooting


Summer Youth Olympic Games: Day nine of competition

  • Nanjing 2014 Summer Youth Olympic Games Live Blogs

Meanwhile, 14-year-old Veloso still lives in Singapore where she qualified for these Games in shooting

seven under par.Yesterday's leaders Lee and Youm have entered the clubhouse on one under par after shooting



Historic crossing of Taiwan Straits continues Youth Olympic theme of sporting unity

  • Nanjing 2014

By Nick Butler at the Main Media Centre in NanjingThemes of using sport to overcome wider differences have been showcased once again by the first successful crossing of the Taiwan Straits by swimmers from China and Taiwan, following the example set by the mixed nationality teams competing here at the Summer Youth Olympic Games.

peace, following a number of messages in that regard in Nanjing, including mixed team competitions in shooting


Summer Youth Olympic Games: Day seven of competition

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I wonder what Thomas Bach is like at running, shooting and swimming?

a very different programme this evening, with the traditional "first-week" sports of fencing, judo, shooting


Summer Youth Olympic Games: Day six of competition

  • Nanjing 2014 Summer Youth Olympic Games Live Blogs

Tweet @insidethegames or comment below.12:10 So, we have mixed team rifle shooting and final stages of

But yesterday in the shooting, there was also a few teething problems after Ukrainian shooter Polina

She was present at the shooting hall when the medals were awarded later in the day."

The driver didn't know the road but he said, 'Ok, I know, shooting range ... no problem'." 

The latest mixed team shooting event will also be underway soon. 


Egypt claim weightlifting and swimming titles in golden early-evening spell at Nanjing 2014

  • Nanjing 2014

By Nick Butler at the Main Media Centre in NanjingIn little more than an hour, weightlifter Sara Ahmed and swimmer Akram Ahmed secured a golden double for Egypt, and the first two victories for African athletes at these Summer Youth Olympic Games.

opportunities for athletes to unite from vastly diverse countries.No sport epitomised this better than shooting

Singapore and Egypt and bronze to Latvia and Guatemala.Gold for Bulgaria and Uzbekistan is celebrated in shooting


Historic return of Olympic golf hailed as strong advert ahead of Rio 2016

  • Golf

By Nick Butler at Zhongshan International Golf Club in NanjingBudding stars from South Korea and Italy took the honours here today as the first Olympic gold medals were awarded in golf for more than a century. 

strongly appeal to the global youth.Renato Paratore is congratulated following his victory ©Getty ImagesIn shooting


Summer Youth Olympic Games: Day five of competition

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politicians discussing bilateral cooperation especially within the economic sphere.Maybe a communal pistol shooting

stronger after today, when Lidia Nencheva and Vladimir Svechnikov teamed up to win the mixed pistol shooting

There were apparently some wild celebrations at the finish in the shooting, with Svechnikov even breaking

Mixed team action is the order of the day in table tennis, rifle shooting and judo.

Time for a coffee and a lie down, I'm sure...The next medals will come from the Fangshan Shooting Hall


Europe secure equestrian title as Iranian taekwondo player wins historic first female gold at Nanjing 2014

  • Nanjing 2014

By Nick Butler at the Main Media Centre in NanjingA second successive day of consistent jumping propelled Europe to the first equestrian gold medal of Nanjing 2014 here today as national allegiances were put to one side in a show of sporting camaraderie.

continued an entertaining second half to day four following the excitement in table tennis, rowing, shooting


Australia launches search for future Paralympic stars

  • Paralympics

By Emily GoddardThe Australian Paralympic Committee (APC) and Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) have opened applications for the Para-sports Draft which aims to get more people into disability sport.

acquired brain injury, and is targeting the sports of athletics, cycling, swimming, canoeing, rowing, shooting


Chinese player edges Japanese rival in thrilling clash of table tennis styles

  • Nanjing 2014

By Nick Butler at the Main Media Centre in NanjingIn the highest calibre display of sport yet seen here at the Summer Youth Olympic Games, 17-year-old table tennis superstar Fan Zhendong battled his way to singles gold over Japan's Yuto Muramatsu in a match with deep tactical, rather than political, overtones.

the action has taken place earlier today, with gold medals also decided in rugby sevens, rowing and shooting

day so far and this was reinforced by a further triumph for Haoran Yang in the boy's 10m air rifle shooting


Summer Youth Olympic Games: Day four of competition

  • Nanjing 2014 Summer Youth Olympic Games Live Blogs

So another great moment of togetherness between places with political differences.A Ukrainian shooting

here in Nanjing today, but we've also got ourselves a mixed team table tennis event and mixed team shooting

Mixed international equestrian, shooting and table tennis are all happening here at the minute with plenty

continues a brilliant Games for Hungary with bronze.11:35 It's looking rather busy at the Fangsehn Shooting

the case since the end of the triathlon, our first gold medal of the day will be won at the Fangshan Shooting