Yang Qian of China wins women's 10m air rifle gold... 2020 Tokyo Olympics' first gold medal

Yang Chen of China, who won the first gold medal of the competition. (Photo by Yonhap News)

[Asia Economy Reporter Ryu Taemin] Chinese shooter Yang Qian (21) became the first gold medalist of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

On the 24th, Yang Qian won the gold medal in the women's 10m air rifle final at the Asaka Shooting Range in Tokyo, Japan, scoring 251.8 points to surpass Anastasiia Galashina (Russian Olympic Committee, ROC), who scored 251.1 points.

At the Tokyo Olympics, 339 gold medals were contested across 33 official events. Yang Qian was the first athlete to win a gold medal among the 206 teams, including the Refugee Olympic Team, and over 11,000 athletes participating in this competition.

The bronze medal was claimed by Nina Christen (Switzerland), who scored 230.6 points.

Park Heemun (20, Woori Bank) and Kwon Eunji (19, Uljin County Office), who ranked 2nd and 4th in the qualifiers, faltered in the final round with eight competitors, finishing 7th and 8th respectively.

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