China's Asiad debutant Liu Gang won his first major international title in the men's 50m rifle prone at Lusail Shooting Complex here on Monday.

Liu, 22, led the qualification round with 595 points, three points ahead and made an easy victory by shooting 101.1 points in the 10-shot final round.

"I often cannot hold on my nerves during the finals," said Liu. "But today I did a good job.

"Although I was nervous before today's final, I calmed down immediately after I took my shooting position."

Igor Pirekeev from Turkmenistan grabbed the silver medal with a total of 692.2 points followed by Kazakhstan's veteran Sergey Belyayev with 692.0 points.

It was China's first-ever Asiad gold medal in this event.

"The gold means a lot for China's men's rifle," said Wang Yifu, the head coach of the Chinese rifle and pistol team. "The prone event is a long-time weak point of us, so the victory brought us much confidence."