At every ISSF World Cup, the world’s finest air rifle shooters arrive with the best equipment money can buy. Different nations. Different coaches. Different training systems. Different rifle brands.
Yet when the dust settled at the ISSF World Cup in Hangzhou, China, one fact stood above everything else.
Every individual medal in the men’s and women’s 10m Air Rifle events was won using a Feinwerkbau rifle.
In a sport decided by fractions of a millimetre, a complete sweep of the podium by a single rifle manufacturer is extraordinarily rare. For Feinwerkbau, it was more than just another successful competition—it was a powerful statement of the brand’s enduring place at the pinnacle of international shooting.
The six medallists represented three different nations. Sheng Lihao and Zhang Changhong of China, Victor Lindgren of Sweden, Du Yuchen and Han Jiayu of China, and Misaki Nobata of Japan all relied on Feinwerkbau rifles on their way to World Cup medals.
That diversity makes the achievement even more significant. The results were not driven by one dominant national team or a single athlete. Instead, shooters from across the world, training under different systems and philosophies, reached the podium with the same trusted brand.
For decades, Feinwerkbau has been synonymous with precision engineering and uncompromising quality. Olympic champions, World Champions and World Cup winners have repeatedly trusted the German manufacturer when the stakes are highest. Hangzhou simply added another remarkable chapter to that legacy.
At the elite level, every athlete has access to world-class equipment. Success ultimately depends on talent, preparation and execution. But when every individual air rifle medal at a World Cup is won using the same brand of rifle, it speaks volumes about the confidence the world’s best shooters place in that equipment.
For aspiring shooters, coaches and enthusiasts, the Hangzhou World Cup delivered a simple yet powerful message: performance earns trust, and trust is built over decades.
In Hangzhou, Feinwerkbau didn’t just feature on the podium—it defined it.
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