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the first gold medal of the tokyo olympics has been awarded to the chinese air rifle shooter yang qian. ten others are being contested on the first full day of action including in fencing, judo and weightlifting. organisers are hoping that the sporting drama will spark enthusiasm among the japanese public and dispel some of the anxiety about holding the games in the midst of the pandemic. let's cross to the bbc sports centre and speak to our sports reporter mike bushell, who's there and has been watching the action in tokyo. so, the first metals after this long wait, they are finally on the board? yes, indeed, a pretty prestigious moment, a bit of history if you can get the first gold medal of any olympic games. it was a real honour for yang olympic games. it was a real honour foryang qian, who olympic games. it was a real honour for yang qian, who got the first gold medal, as you were saying, for china. this was for the 10—metre