Career
He has collected a remarkable career tally of fourteen medals (nine golds and five silver) and held eight world junior records in air rifle shooting at a major international competition, spanning the Youth Olympics, Asian Games, World Championships, and World Cup series. When his nation China hosted the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics in Nanjing, Yang maintained a distant, powerful lead over the rest of the field to deliver the much anticipated gold medal for his team in the boys" 10 m air rifle with a nearly scintillating record of 209.3. Less than a month later, Yang continued to display his sheer dominance to the sport by capturing his first ever title at the World Championships in Granada, Spain, setting a new junior world record of 632.1 points.
Yang"s exceptional triumph in the meet vaulted him to the top of the world rankings and also granted him one of the six Olympic quota places for Rio 2016.
On his senior debut at the Asian Games in Incheon, South of Korea, Yang added another individual gold to his career tally by leading the medal haul for China in the 10 m air rifle with a score of 209.6 points. Yang"s relentless triumph also helped his fellow shooters Cao Yifei and Liu Tianyou deliver a first-place finish over the rest of the field in the team event, finishing with an aggregated tally of 1886.4.
