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Chinese shooter wins first gold of London 2012 Olympic Games

28.07.2012 [18:12]
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Baku, July 28 (AZERTAC). Chinese shooter Yi Siling has won the first gold medal of the London 2012 Olympic Games with victory in the women`s 10m Air Rifle.

The 23-year-old world number one and gold medal favorite lived up to her billing by beating Poland`s Sylwia Bogacka into second place.

Bogacka, 30, qualified in first place and was leading until the eighth shot, when a wayward effort condemned her to silver.

China`s Yu Dan collected the bronze medal with Beijing 2008 gold medalist Katrina Emmons fourth.

Yi, speaking after receiving her medal from International Olympic Committee (IOC) Chairman Jacques Rogge, said: 'I`m very happy. I want to say thanks to China, to my mother and father.

'I`m very excited and happy. I have been shooting since I was 13-years-old.

'I`ve been up since 5am this morning. There was a lot of pressure on me.'