A: Wow, a Taiwanese shooter has recently claimed the World’s No. 1 spot.
B: Is it shooter Lee Meng-yuan, who won a bronze in Men’s Skeet Shooting at the 2024 Paris Olympics?
A: Yeah, according to the International Shooting Sport Federation’s rankings, Lee has made history by rising to the top.
Photo: Liberty Times 照片：自由時報
B: That’s so cool. And his bronze was Taiwan’s first Olympic medal for shooting.
A: What a sharp shooter.
A: 哇，台灣的射擊名將登上世界第一!
B: 是不是在2024巴黎奧運射下「男子定向飛靶」銅牌李孟遠？
A: 對，根據「國際射擊運動聯盟」（ISSF）的排名，他最近創造歷史登上世界第一。
B: 真厲害，這也是台灣首面奧運射擊獎牌。
A: 他真是「神射手」。
（By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times／台北時報張聖恩）
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