Virginia Thrasher (C) of the United States, Du Li (L) and Yi Siling of China attend the awarding ceremony of the Women's 10m Air Rifle of shooting of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games at the Olympic Shooting Centre in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Aug. 6, 2016. Virginia Thrasher won gold medal, the first gold medal for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. (Xinhua/Han Yuqing)
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19-year-old U.S. markswoman claims first gold of Rio Olympics
RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Virginia Thrasher from the United States won the women's 10m air rifle with 208.0 points at the Rio Olympic Shooting Center on Saturday, claiming the very first gold medal at the 2016 Olympics.
Du Li and Yi Siling, both from China, took home the silver and bronze medal respectively. Full story
