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Chinese Qian Yang wins first gold medal at Tokyo 2020 Olympic games

Saturday, July 24, 2021 at 4:43 PM by Aba Afful

Qian Yang, Chinese Shooter becomes the first winner of a gold medal at the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
The 21-year-old old narrowly beat rival Anastasiia Galashina and Nina Christen who both finished with silver and bronze
China will be in strong competition with the United States after the Asian nation finished second in the last Olympics

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Qian Yang was the first athlete to go on the podium as a gold medalist after emerging winner in the women’s 10-meter air rifle, Complete Sports, ABC News.

Yang narrowly beat out Russia’s Anastasiia Galashina and set an Olympic record. The bronze medal went to Switzerland's shooter Nina Christen.

The long-awaited medal was finally won by the youngster as she was jubilant during the medal presentation for her record-breaking feat.

Qian Yang Wins First Gold Medal At Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games For China — Qian Yang wins gold for China in the shooting event and becomes first athlete to go home with the superior medal. Photo by Kevin C. Cox and Tauseef Mustapha
Source: UGC

China and the United States will be competing against each other at the Tokyo Games as US emerged winner of the 2016 edition.

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Update

YEN.com.gh earlier reported that Fethi Nourine is the first athlete at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games to have been sent home after withdrawing from competing with Israel's Tohar Butbul, Complete Sports, Japan Times.

Nourine was slated to face Butbul in the second round of the 73kg men's category if he went past Sudan's Mohamed Abdalrasool.

The 30-year-old told the press that he withdrew because his support for Palestine is bigger than his Olympic dreams.

YEN.com.gh also reported that Guinea will not be participating in the forthcoming Tokyo 2020 Olympics due to coronavirus concerns, Minister of Sports, Sanoussy Bantama Sow announced, Punch.