Liu Zhiguo competes in the the men's 10-meter air rifle finals at the Chinese City Games, Oct 17, 2011. [Photo/Xinhua]

NANCHANG, Jiangxi province - Chinese Olympic hopeful Liu Zhiguo totaled 699 points to win the men's 10-meter air rifle at the Chinese City Games on Monday.

Liu beat Yu Jikang by 0.3 points for the gold and host shooter Wu Peng took the bronze.

Liu secured his victory in the last shot with 9.9 points despite a catastrophic shoot in the ninth that scored 9.4 points.

"I felt huge pressure. I did not shoot well in the ninth. It is really lucky that I could win the gold," said Liu, who made his name in 2010 after winning the Chinese youth championships.

Liu tied with Yu in the qualification round with a total of 599 points. "We both did well today, and I think Yu was under more pressure," said Liu, who had injured his feet when playing basketball.

"My feet still not feel well, I could not stand for a long period of time," added Liu.

Winning the City Games title gave Liu more confidence for the 2012 London Olympic Games. "I will try my best. It is not easy to go to London, and I will keep calm and hungry for the Olympics," Liu said.

Earlier, Zhang Heng snatched the men's 50m pistol gold with a total of 645.3 points, beating Chen Xu to the second place in 645.1. Liu Xiaobo was third in 643.5.

Zhang Dandan from Shanghai won the women's trap with 85 hits, while Deng Weibin won the bronze with 85. The silver went to Qi Qiuwen who scored 80 hits.

In the men's 10m air rifle team competition, Gao Ting Jie, Yu Ji Kang and Shen Kai collected a total of 1,780 points to win Nanjing the gold. The silver went to Wuhan with 1,779 points, while Urumqi got the bronze with 1,778.