China celebrated a significant victory at the 2024 Paris Olympics as Huang Yuting and Sheng Lihao secured the first gold medal in the 10-meter air rifle mixed team event. The Chinese pair defeated South Korea’s Keum Ji-hyeon and Park Ha-jun with a score of 16-12, marking China’s 68th shooting medal and 27th gold medal overall. While it was Huang’s first medal in the sport, Sheng claimed his second medal, following a silver win at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.
This triumph in Paris adds to the Chinese duo’s success after their gold medal win in the World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan last year. On the other hand, it was the first Olympic appearance for the South Korean pair, with Keum having previously won a gold medal in the women’s 10-meter air rifle at the World Cup earlier this year.
In another event, Kazakhstan’s Alexandra Le and Islam Satpayev secured the first medals of the Paris Olympics by defeating Germany’s Anna Janssen and Maximilian Ulbrich with a score of 17-5. This victory comes after Kazakhstan’s impressive performance at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, where they took home eight bronze medals and a total of 17 medals in various categories.
The Kazakhstan team’s success in Paris adds to their overall medal count in shooting sports, with Sergey Belyayev and Vladimir Vokhmyanin having previously won silver medals in different events. This bronze medal win further solidifies Kazakhstan’s presence in the shooting category at the Olympics.
Additionally, China’s Yang Qian and Yang Haoran secured a gold medal by defeating the United States’ Mary Tucker and Lucas Kozeniesky. Meanwhile, the Russian Olympic Committee’s Yulia Karimova and Sergey Kamenskiy claimed the bronze medal by outperforming South Korea’s Kwon Eun-ji and Nam Tae-yun.
These victories mark the first medals awarded at the Paris Olympics, setting the stage for more thrilling competitions in various sports. Stay updated on the latest Olympic news by following Fox News Digital’s sports coverage and subscribing to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
