Chinese shooter claims first gold in Tokyo
Grace Hollars, USA TODAY Sports
Grace Hollars, USA TODAY Sports
Mary Tucker took third place in women's 10-meter air rifle qualifying on Saturday, setting her up for the final in the Olympics' first medal event.
By:
Beau Dure
and last updated 2021-07-23 22:31:15-04
China's
Yang Qian took the first medal of the 2020 Olympics on Saturday, winning the women's 10-meter air rifle competition in a tense final.
Anastasiia Galashina, competing for the ROC, was consistent through the final and held a tiny lead over Yang, 231.4 to 231.3, heading into the final two shots. Galashina doubled the lead with a 10.8 on her next shot to Yang's 10.7. But Galashina fired an astonishingly low 8.9 with her last shot, a few seconds before Yang clinched gold with a pedestrian but sufficient 9.8.