TOKYO -- Qian Yang of China won the first gold medal of the Tokyo Olympics on Thursday, July 22, 2021 in women’s 10-meter air rifle.
Yang overtook Anastasiia Galashina when the Russian missed the center two rings for an 8.9 on her final shot.
Yang had a 9.8 on her final shot and finished with an Olympic record 251.8. Galashina finished at 251.1. (AP)