Huang Yuting (L)/Yang Haoran of China pose for photos after the 10m air rifle mixed team gold medal match between China and South Korea at the ISSF World Championship Rifle/Pistol in Cairo, Egypt, Oct 17, 2022. (AHMED GOMAA / XINHUA)

CAIRO - China's Olympic champion Yang Haoran, with new partner Huang Yuting, cruised past South Korea's Kim Sang-do and Gwon Da-yeong 16-6 to win the 10m air rifle mixed team gold at the World Championships here on Monday.

The other Chinese pair Sheng Lihao and Zhang Yu shared the bronze with Park Ha-jun and Cho Eun-young of South Korea

The other Chinese pair Sheng Lihao and Zhang Yu shared the bronze with Park Ha-jun and Cho Eun-young of South Korea.

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Yang and Huang had a solid opening, leading by 6-2 in the gold medal match. The South Korean pair pulled two points back after a time-out, only to see their Chinese counterparts taking eight points in a row to surge ahead 14-4 before wrapping up the victory 16-6.

This is the third world championships medal for 16-year-old Huang, who claimed a gold in the women's 10m air rifle team event and a silver in individual.

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Yang Haoran (1st left) of China competes during the 10m air rifle mixed team gold medal match between China and South Korea at the ISSF World Championship Rifle/Pistol in Cairo, Egypt, Oct 17, 2022. (AHMED GOMAA / XINHUA)

The 10m air pistol mixed team event will be contested later on Monday.