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International Sports Shooting Federation: China's Liu Yukun broke the world record in the men's 50m rifle 3 positions twice in two days as China topped the medal tally with seven gold at the International Sports Shooting Federation (ISSF) World Cup here on Saturday.

Liu improved the world record by 1.2 points in the first competition on Thursday, winning gold with 467.3 points. He carried on his momentum in Saturday's second competition, raising his own record to 468.9 points, an average of over 10.4 points on each shot.

Liu was almost in a competition of his own on Saturday, scoring 156.6 points after the first 15 shots in the kneeling position, 2.3 ahead of second-placed Miran Maricic of Croatia. The 27-year-old Liu accumulated 315.1 points after another 15 shots in prone, cementing a 4.2-point lead. Despite a 9.5 in the penultimate standing shot, Liu was able to put the gold medal safely in his pocket and lower his own world record, reports Xinhua.