China wins the first gold medal of the 2024 Olympics in mixed team air rifle shooting
China has won the first gold medal of the Paris Olympics
By AP News
Published - Jul 29, 2024, 12:21 AM ET
Last Updated - Jul 29, 2024, 12:21 AM EDT
CHATEAUROUX, France (AP) — China has won the first gold medal of the Paris Olympics, but its athletes were nowhere near Paris.
The Olympic shooting range, a three-hour drive from Paris in the city of Chateauroux, was the venue for Huang Yuting and Sheng Lihao to shoot for gold in the 10-meter air rifle mixed team event held Saturday morning.
Huang and Sheng opened up an early four-point lead against South Korea’s Keum Jihyeon and Park Hajun in the head-to-head for the gold medal and stayed ahead from there to win 16-12.
“My main feeling is just happiness. The match was quite hard, but being able to do a personal best performance helped a lot," Sheng said.
