Little-known Hou Kai upset 3 Olympic champions to win men's 50m rifle prone

Little-known Hou Kai upset 3 Olympic champions to win men's 50m rifle prone

Heilongjiang's Hou Kai competes during the men's 50m rifle 3 positions final of the 11th Chinese National Games in Jinan, east China's Shandong Province, Oct. 21, 2009. Hou won the gold medal in this event with a total of 1269.9 rings.

JINAN, Oct. 21 -- Little known Hou Zhan upset three Olympic champions to win the men's 50 meters rifle prone at the 11th Chinese National Games here on Wednesday.

Qiu Jian, gold winner at the Beijing Olympic Games, scored only 1160 points, failing to qualify for the finals.

Zhu Qinan and Jia Zhanbo, both champions at the Athens Olympics, finished third and fifth respectively.

Hou captured the title with 1269.9 points.

Heilongjiang's Hou Kai (R) celebrates with his coach after the men's 50m rifle 3 positions final of the 11th Chinese National Games in Jinan, east China's Shandong Province, Oct. 21, 2009.

Zhejiang's Zhu Qinan reacts during the men's 50m rifle 3 positions final of the 11th Chinese National Games in Jinan, east China's Shandong Province, Oct. 21, 2009. Zhu won the third place in this event.

Henan's Jia Zhanbo competes during the men's 50m rifle 3 positions final of the 11th Chinese National Games in Jinan, east China's Shandong Province, Oct. 21, 2009. Jia won the fifth place in this event.
(Xinhua)