Liu Yukun emerged victorious in the men's 50m rifle three positions event on Thursday, to bag China's tenth gold at the Paris Olympics.

The 27-year-old world record holder finished with a total of 463.6 points.

Ukraine's Serhiy Kulish won the silver and India's Swapnil Kusale took bronze.

It was China's fourth gold medal in shooting at this year's Games, after Sheng Lihao won the individual men's 10 metre air rifle, two days after winning the country's first medal in Paris with Huang Yuting in the mixed team event.

Xie Yu, meanwhile, won the men's 10m air pistol on Sunday. (Agencies)