Chinese shooter Yang Qian wins 1st gold of Tokyo 2020 in womens 10m air rifle
Yang Qian, 21, scored 251.8 points in the final, beating Russian markswoman Anastasiia Galashinas 251.1 points to set off Team China to a fine start at the Tokyo 2020.
Chinese young gun Yang Qian claimed the first gold of the Tokyo Olympics with a victory in women's 10m air rifle here on Saturday.
Russian markswoman Anastasiia Galashina took the silver and Nina Christen of Switzerland bagged the bronze.
Yang, who was ranked sixth in the qualification, scored 251.8 points in the final, beating Galashina's 251.1 points to set off Team China to a fine start at the postponed Tokyo games.
Trailing by a mere 0.1 point ahead of the two final shots, Yang saw the gap widened despite a 10.7-point shot, as her rival made an impressive 10.8.
However, when it came to the last shot that would define the eventual champion, Galashina surprisingly shot for 8.9 points and conceded the Olympic title to Yang, who had a sub-par 9.8.
