Russian Ekimov leads rapid fire pistol competition

BEIJING (AP) Leonid Ekimov of Russia was leading in the men's 25-meter rapid fire pistol after scoring 291 points in stage 1 on Friday.

Oleksandr Petriv of Ukraine, American Keith Sanderson and Germany's Christian Reitz were tied for second with 289 points.

Germany's Ralf Schumann, a three-time gold medalist, was tied with three others with 288 points.

The competition continues Saturday with stage 2 and the finals.

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