Yang Haoran competes during the 50m rifle three positions qualification round of men's Shooting at 13th Chinese National Games in north China's Tianjin Municipality, Aug 31, 2017. Yang Haoran surpassed the world record by three points with a score of 1189 points. (Xinhua/Wang Lili)
World champion shooter Yang Haoran surpassed the world record for the men's 50m rifle 3 positions qualification round by three points at China's National Games on Thursday. [Special coverage]
Yang, who represents Hebei Province at the quadrennially-held event, scored 1,189 points in the qualification round.
The current world record was set by Nazar Louginets of Russia on June 12, 2014 at ISSF World Cup Rifle & Pistol in Munich of Germany.
Yang won the gold medal in men's 10m air rifle at the world championships in 2014.
