Chinese shooter Yang Qian wins first gold of Tokyo Olympics

Chinese shooter Yang Qian won the first gold of the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday, snatching a dramatic last-shot victory from Russia’s Anastasiia Galashina in the women’s 10m air rifle final.
The first medal ceremony of the Games saw Yang presented with her gold by International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach.
Yang claimed gold with an Olympic record score of 251.8, edging ahead of Galashina on 251.1 and Switzerland’s Nina Christen on 230.6.
Galashina had looked poised to claim gold heading into the last shot, but stumbled with 8.9 on her final effort to allow Yang to seal the victory.
“I was really nervous. The competition was really tight, but I’m so happy that I could win,” Yang said after winning.