The Paris 2024 Paralympic Games concluded on Sunday, September 8, 2023, in France, marking an important milestone for USA Shooting’s Paralympic athletes. The final event for USA Shooting was the R6 mixed 50m rifle prone SH1, which took place on Thursday, September 5. Notably, the U.S. team celebrated a commendable achievement as YanXiao Gong secured a silver medal in the P3 mixed 25m pistol SH1 event, bringing home the sole medal for the United States from these Games.

The competition commenced on Friday, August 30, with YanXiao Gong and Marco De La Rosa participating in the P1 men’s 10m air pistol SH1 event. Gong placed 16th while De La Rosa finished 22nd, resulting in neither athlete qualifying for the final round. The same day, in the R4 mixed 10m air rifle standing SH2 event, U.S. athletes McKenna Geer and Jazmin Almlie-Ryan ended their qualifiers in 23rd and 26th places respectively, failing to advance to the finals.

On Sunday, September 1, Kevin Nguyen competed in the R3 mixed 10m air rifle prone SH1 qualifier, placing 27th. His score of 628.4 was insufficient, as only the top eight competitors advanced. Furthermore, Jazmin Almlie-Ryan and McKenna Geer concluded this round with placements of 27th and 33rd in the R5 mixed 10m air rifle prone SH2 event, culminating Geer’s participation in the Paris 2024 Paralympics, although she would later compete in the R9 mixed 50m prone SH2 event on September 4.

On the occasion of Labor Day in the United States, September 2, YanXiao Gong delivered a remarkable performance in the P3 mixed 25m pistol SH1 final, capturing the silver medal with a score of 28, a significant improvement following his 10th place finish at the Tokyo Paralympics. He had previously qualified impressively by securing fourth place in the qualification round. In this event, Chao Yang of China set a new Paralympic record with a gold-winning score of 30, while Jungnam Kim from Korea took the bronze with 24 points.

On September 4, Gong, unfortunately, placed eighth in the P4 mixed 50m pistol SH1 final with a score of 96.9, having secured seventh place in the earlier qualifier with a score of 534. This concluded his participation in these Paralympic Games. McKenna Geer also faced challenges, finishing 13th in the R9 mixed 50m rifle prone SH2 qualification round and consequently not advancing to the final.

The final day of shooting events, September 5, saw USA shooters John Joss III and Kevin Nguyen finishing 14th and 15th, respectively, in the R6 mixed 50m rifle prone SH1 qualification. Joss scored 619.2 while Nguyen posted a score of 618.6, marking the end of the shooting events for Team USA at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.

In conclusion, while the medal count may be limited, the dedication of USA Shooting’s Paralympic athletes during the Paris 2024 Paralympics is commendable, and their performances reflect their commitment to excellence in adaptive shooting sports. For further details regarding USA Shooting, please visit usashooting.org.

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