Shooting expert Li Mengyuan won the bronze medal in the men's directional target at the Nagoya Asian Games, creating the first medal in the history of the Taiwanese team.

Li Mengyuan. (Provided by the Chinese Olympic Games)

[Special Correspondent Wu Mengru/Nagoya Report] Taiwanese shooter Li Mengyuan, who ranked fifth in the last Asian Games, scored 29 points in the men's orienteering final of the Nagoya Asian Games, winning a bronze medal for Taiwan. It is also the first Asian Games medal in the history of the team in men's orienteering. The Taiwan delegation currently has a total of 1 gold, 3 silvers, and 8 bronzes.

In the men's orienteering individual qualifying competition, Li Mengyuan only missed 4 clay discs in the first two rounds of qualifying, temporarily ranking third with 96 points. In the final round of qualifying this morning, Li Mengyuan only missed 1 clay disc, with a total of 125 clay discs, and hit 120 clay discs, successfully advancing to the top 8 finals.

Li Mengyuan only lost 1 clay plate in the first 12 rounds of the final, temporarily ranking third, and successfully advanced to the next stage. After shooting all 24 rounds, he hit 23 clay plates, rising to tied for second, and advancing to the final four. Although Li Mengyuan missed the next step , hit 3 of 4 clay discs, and hit a total of 26 shots in the first 28 rounds. He was still squeezed into the final three-man list, and he was guaranteed to win a bronze medal. Unfortunately, he missed at the critical moment and missed the final gold medal match with 29 points, winning a bronze medal.