China secured the first gold medal of the Paris Olympics as Yuting Huang and Lihao Sheng triumphed in the 10m air rifle event. The duo defeated South Korea’s Keum Jih-yeon and Park Ha-jun 16-12 in the gold-medal match at the Chateauroux Shooting Centre. This victory also placed China as the first nation to claim a top podium spot at the Paris Games.
Earlier in the day, China and Korea had topped the qualification round, with Huang and Sheng scoring 632.2, followed closely by Keum and Park with 631.4.
Kazakhstan won the first medal of Paris 2024, marking their first Olympic shooting medal since 1996. Alexandre Le and Islam Satpayev earned a bronze in the mixed 10m rifle event, defeating Germany’s Maximilian Ulbrich and Anna Janssen 17-5.
India’s teams, consisting of Ramita Jindal-Arjun Babuta and Sandeep Singh-Elavenil Valarivan, did not reach the medal rounds.
The Paris Olympics kicked off with medal events following a rainy yet glamorous Opening Ceremony on Saturday.