Asian Games: China shoot to world record after DQ drama

China's women set a world record in the Asian Games' 10m air rifle team event after one of their shooters was disqualified but then reinstated following a heated appeal.
Yi Siling, Wu Liuxi and Zhang Binbin combined to score 1,253.8 points -- just 0.1 points ahead of the previous mark of 1,253.7, also set by China, at the Asian shooting championships in Tehran last year.
But China nearly missed out on both the gold medal and the world record when Zhang was disqualified for shooting with a heavier rifle during the qualification round.
She was eventually allowed to compete after judges upheld her team's vehement appeal, a lengthy process which delayed the individual final for 30 minutes.

A relieved Zhang then went on to win a bronze medal in the individual event, where Iranian teenager Najmeh Khedmati won gold ahead of her friend and team-mate Narjes Emamgholinejad.
"I was very sad when I was told I was disqualified, but my team-mates and coaches backed me and said they would appeal," she told reporters. "I just needed to control my emotions going into the final."

Organisers declined to reveal reasons for the U-turn by the jury, but one shooting official said the disqualification may have been due to a technical error.
"I am just guessing, but it is possible the weight of the rifle had been wrongly calculated," the official, who did not want to be named, told AFP.

The reinstatement meant disappointment for Singapore, who were in the bronze medal position before the Chinese appeal was upheld but had to settle for fourth.
And the Iranian team, who had been declared winners prior to the appeal, had to settle for the silver with a score of 1,245.9. South Korea took the bronze with 1,241.6.