Games-China guns down all but one at the Asian Games shooting

Having endured their leanest world championships in a decade, China's shooters emerged all guns blazing at the Asian Games on Saturday to take five of the six shooting titles on offer on day one of competition.
Only South Korea returned fire on a sweltering day at Aoti Shooting Range, with Olympic champion Jin Jong-oh leading the men's team to gold in the 50 metres pistol category.
Yi Siling, nicknamed the "Shooting Beauty", got the ball rolling by anchoring China's women in the team 10-metre air rifle, before pipping compatriot Wu Liuxi for the individual title.
Yi was the only Chinese shooter to emerge from this year's world championships in Munich with a title and her form suggests she could eventually take the mantle from double Olympic champion Du Li, who has taken a break to start a family.
"To be honest, I felt a lot of pressure," Yi told reporters after edging out compatriot Wu Liuxi for gold under a baking sun.
"Firstly, I come from (local province) Guangdong and secondly this is the first gold medal for the China shooting team."
"I do (want to surpass Du). But I am still lacking in experience. I will just focus on myself."
All eyes were on South Korea's Jin, who broke through for gold in the 50 metres pistol at the 2008 Beijing Games, to see whether the 31-year-old could end his Asian Games curse.
Jin reaped two silvers and three bronzes in individual and team events at Doha four years ago and Busan in 2002.
An individual title proved elusive again in Guangzhou, with unheralded Chinese shooter Pu Qifeng mounting a stunning upset in the 50m pistol to hold off Jin by two points after the South Korean succumbed to nerves and sprayed his second-last shot for a score of 7.7.
"I felt very nervous in the final... I hoped I could get the gold medal for Korea, my motherland and my people."
India's Commonwealth Games hero and Games flag-bearer Gagan Narang staged a gripping shoot-out with 2004 Athens Olympic Games champion Zhu Qinan, but conceded the title to the Chinese with a 1.3 point gap.
After playing China's national anthem, the loudspeakers rang out a "Happy Birthday" song for Zhu who will turn 26 on Monday.
Zhu, who wept uncontrollably on the podium after losing his Athens title at the Beijing Games, was not all that enthused by his achievement.
"Today's performance was within my normal level," he said.