Zhang Mengxue who claimed title of women's 10m air pistol title here on Sunday.
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2016-08-09 09:12:10
Team China final got the first gold at the Rio Olympics, thanks to 25-year-old Zhang Mengxue who claimed title of women's 10m air pistol title here on Sunday.
Zhang finished the eight-member final with 199.4 points. Vitalina Batsarashkina of Russia took home the silver with 197.1 points. The bronze medal went to Anna Korakaki of Greece, who scored 177.7.
Due to the change of rules by the sport's world governing body ISSF, all winning marks at the finals of the Rio Olympics will be recognized as new Olympic records, so does Zhang's 199.4 points in the women's 10m air pistol final.
The Chinese shooting team gave a hard try on the opening day of the Rio Olympic shooting competition, but neither Du Li nor Pang Wei finished with a gold in their respective final on Saturday.
Two-time Olympic champion Guo Wenjun was considered as the top favorite, but the veteran didn't survive the qualification stage. Guo shot 378 points, 6 points under the qualification line, and finished her third Olympics with the 30th place.
"I didn't have so much expectation before the competiton," said Zhang. "I want to thank my coach and my team, and I'm really happy to win gold in my first Olympics."