Mandatory Credit: Photo by Michael Reynolds/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock (12228322f) (from left) Second placed Anastasiia Galashina of Russia, Winners Qian Yang of China and third placed Nina Christen of Switzerland at the end of the 10m Air Rifle Women's Final of the Shooting events of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Camp Asaka in Nerima, Tokyo, Japan, 24 July 2021. Olympic Games 2020 Shooting, Tokyo, Japan - 24 Jul 2021

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China Won the Girst Gold Medal at Tokyo Olympics

By Sahan Rathanasekara

July 24, 2021

China’s Yang Kwan wins first gold medal at Tokyo Olympics

He was competing in the women’s 10m rifle event yesterday.

Its silver medal went to Russian shooter Anastasia Galashina.

The bronze medal went to Nina Criston of Switzerland.