Chen Ying of China gestures during the women's 25m pistol final of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games shooting event at the Beijing Shooting Range Hall in Beijing, China, Aug 13, 2008. Chen Ying won the gold medal of the event. [Bao Feifei/Xinhua Photo]

"She shot stunningly well. She was excellent," said Chinese shooting head coach Wang Yifu after Chen Ying won the gold in the women's 25-meter pistol at the Beijing Olympics on Wednesday.

"Her score in the qualification were indeed a little low. I am confident that she would have had a good performance because she's always strong in the final," said the head coach.

Chen was third entering the finals, but scored 208.4 points in the last round to finish with 793.4 points.

Her total score set the new Olympic record after rules were changed in the event, which increased the number of shots in the final from 10 to 20.

The champion attributed her victory partially to cooperation of the audiences.

"When I fired, they were really quiet and when I shot a high score, they gave me warm cheers that encouraged me to shoot well," She bowed to spectators after the competition.

(Xinhua News Agency August 14, 2008)