China's Yang Qian claimed the first gold medal of the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday after prevailing in a battle of nerves with Russian Anastasiia Galashina in the women's 10-metre rifle competition.
Galashina barely made it to the final, grabbing the last of the eight qualifying slots, but was in pole position for gold until she cracked under the pressure.Yang was not immune to the pressure at the Asaka Shooting Range but her below-par final shot of 9.8 was still enough to snatch the gold with an Olympic record total of 251.8.
Supporters and team mates watched the nail-biting final in the stands, cheering to the rock music piped into the venue. "I was really nervous. The competition was really tight, but I'm so happy that I could win," Yang said after winning an event which did not feature a single medallist from Rio. Russian athletes are competing under the flag of the Russian Olympic Committee at the Tokyo Olympics this year as part of sanctions for several doping scandals.
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