In pics: China wins first two gold medals of Paris Olympic Games-Xinhua
In pics: China wins first two gold medals of Paris Olympic Games
Source: Xinhua
Editor: huaxia
2024-07-28 06:28:15
Huang Yuting (L)/Sheng Lihao of China pose for photos during the awarding ceremony after the 10m air rifle mixed team gold medal match of shooting at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Chateauroux, France, on July 27, 2024. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)Gold medalists Chang Yani (R)/Chen Yiwen of China pose for photos during the awarding ceremony after the women's synchronised 3m springboard final of diving at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Saint Denis, near Paris, France, on July 27, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Ying)
PARIS, July 27 (Xinhua) -- China got off to a flying start on the first official day of competition in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, by winning two gold medals before lunchtime, including the first gold of the Games.
The honor of winning the first gold medal went to Sheng Lihao and Huang Yuting, who claimed a close 16-12 win over South Korean shooters in the final of the 10m air rifle mixed team. Kazakhstan earlier won the bronze in the event. Chang Yani and Chen Yiwen quickly added China's second gold of the Paris Olympics when they won the synchronized 3m springboard final, finishing ahead of the American pair of Sarah Bacon and Kassidy Cook, who claimed silver, with Britain's Yasmin Harper and Scarlett Mew Jensen taking bronze.
Huang Yuting of China competes during the 10m air rifle mixed team gold medal match of shooting between China and South Korea at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Chateauroux, France, on July 27, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang Fan)Huang Yuting (L)/Sheng Lihao of China compete during the 10m air rifle mixed team gold medal match of shooting between China and South Korea at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Chateauroux, France, on July 27, 2024. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)Huang Yuting (L)/Sheng Lihao of China compete during the 10m air rifle mixed team gold medal match of shooting between China and South Korea at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Chateauroux, France, on July 27, 2024. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)Ge Hongzhuan, coach of Team China, celebrates after the 10m air rifle mixed team gold medal match of shooting between China and South Korea at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Chateauroux, France, on July 27, 2024. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)Chang Yani (R)/Chen Yiwen of China compete during the women's synchronised 3m springboard final of diving at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Saint Denis, near Paris, France, on July 27, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Ming)Chang Yani (bottom)/Chen Yiwen of China compete during the women's synchronised 3m springboard final of diving at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Saint Denis, near Paris, France, on July 27, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Ming)Chang Yani (R)/Chen Yiwen of China react prior to the women's synchronised 3m springboard final of diving at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Saint Denis, near Paris, France, on July 27, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang Yuwei)■
