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                                      RIO DE JANEIRO -- Christian Reitz was thrilled to watch his teammates win Olympic gold the previous two days, hoping he could keep Germanys shooting string going. Andrew Robertson Liverpool Jersey .But whatever they did before was going to have no impact on his final. Reitz still had to shoot well on his own, regardless of what momentum his country might have.Reitz did just that, extending Germanys shooting gold medal streak to three days.Reitz hit 34 of 40 targets, including all five on his final turn, to capture gold in the mens 25-meter rapid fire pistol Saturday at the Rio de Janeiro Games.Jean Quiquampoix of France earned silver and Li Yuehong of China captured bronze.Its good for the other shooters and medals for us, Reitz said. Its maybe a little bit easier, but the fight against me in the competition is the same.Reitz earned a bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Games and followed with a sixth-place finish in London.He was one of the favorites heading into Rio after run of strong finishes in World Cup events, including a victory in Azerbaijan in June. The current world-record holder had strong qualifying sessions, setting an Olympic record with 596 targets over two stages.Reitz opened the first competition stage by hitting all five targets in four seconds, but began having trouble hitting the second target as the competition progressed.Reitz still managed to move atop the standings after the fifth round of five shots and closed out gold by hitting his final five targets. Knowing Quiquampoix could not catch him on his final series, Reitz removed his headphones and glasses, then pumped his fist at his coach.Reitzs gold continues Germanys domination in rapid fire pistol at the Olympics. Behind Ralf Schumann, considered his countrys greatest shooter, Germany has won four gold medals and six overall in the event since 1992 Barcelona Games.Thats a gold and a bronze for the 29-year-old Reitz, putting him in position to follow in the footsteps of Schumann. He still has a long way to go, though; Shumann won three golds and two silvers in rapid fire.Maybe. Well see in the future, said Reitz, who works for the German police force.The 20-year-old Quiquampoix reached the final round after a three-round shoot-off with Li. Both shooters hit 27 shots in the final and eight of 10 in the first two rounds of the shoot-off. Quiquampoix moved on after hitting four to Lis three in the third round.Quiquampoix needed Reitz to falter on his final series, but the German hit all five. Quiquampoix hit four to capture Frances first shooting medal of the Rio Games.It represents a lot of sacrifices for myself and for my family, so this medal represents a lot to all of us, Quiquampoix said through an interpreter.Defending Olympic gold medalist Leuris Pupo of Cuba finished fifth after hitting 18 of 25 targets, and top-ranked Zhang Fusheng of China finished fourth after hitting one target on his sixth series. Caoimhin Kelleher Liverpool Jersey . Rousey will put her perfect 8-0 record and hardware on the line against another undefeated fighter, 7-0 Sara McMann in the main event of UFC 170, which will be held at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas Nevada on February 22nd. Sadio Mane Liverpool Jersey . -- For the first time in two months, an opponent was standing up to Alabama. http:///...ho-Liverpool-Jersey/ . Radwanska, making her debut in the Seoul tournament, hit eight aces in a match that lasted 1 hour, 4 minutes at Olympic Park tennis stadium. "It was definitely a very good match -- I was playing really good tennis," Radwanska said. New Zealand veteran Laura Langman and England Test star Geva Mentor have joined the Sunshine Coast Lightning for next years new national netball league.One of three new franchises, the Lightning unveiled their full squad on Tuesday after revealing last week that Diamonds shooting duo Caitin Bassett and Stephanie Wood had signed on.Silver Ferns veteran midcourter Langman and former Vixen Mentor have ensured the new franchise have experience across the court.Both players have played in championship-winning sides with Langman part of New Zealands only title with the Magic under Lightning coach Noeline Taurua before shifting to NSW this year, and Mentor at the Vixens.Both have played nore thanr 100 Tests, however Langmans signing means she will be unavaiilable for international selection with Netball New Zealand insisting players be based in New Zealand. Pedro Chirivella Jersey. Kiwi Erena Mikaere, who was also part of the winning Magic team, has also signed on while defender Karla Mostert is the first South African to join the league.Kelsey Browne has left the Vixens for the new franchise while local trio Cara Koenen, Laura Scherian and Madeline McAuliffe complete the 10-strong line-up.Taurua said she was delighted with her squad.While we have the makings of a competitive team, we have a lot of work ahead of us to be ready for the start of the new competition in February, Taurua said. ' ' ' 
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