China's Yi Siling wins 10m air rifle; first gold of Games
LONDON – The first athlete to qualify for the London Olympics also won the first gold medal Saturday.
- By Christopher Hanewinckel, USA TODAY SportsTop-ranked Yi Siling of China captures the first gold medal of the London Games with a victory in the women's 10-meter air rifle competition at Royal Artillery Barracks.
By Christopher Hanewinckel, USA TODAY Sports
Top-ranked Yi Siling of China captures the first gold medal of the London Games with a victory in the women's 10-meter air rifle competition at Royal Artillery Barracks.Sponsored Links
Yi Siling of China, who earned a shooting quota spot when she won the world women's 10-meter air rifle championship in Munich two years ago, capped her domination of the discipline since then with the Olympic title.
"I feel like I had a lot of luck," Yi said, even though the results said otherwise.
Polish soldier Sylwia Bogacka topped qualifying and had gold in her grasp until the third-to-last shot. She recovered to claim silver for her first major medal.
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