CHATEAUROUX, France: World champion shooters Huang Yuting and Sheng Lihao set off China’s Paris Olympics campaign to a good start, winning the Games first gold medal with victory in the 10m air rifle mixed team event here on Saturday.
The Chinese teenage duo defeated Keum Ji-hyeon and Park Ha-jun of South Korea 16-12 in the gold medal match at the Chateauroux Shooting Center.
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)
Earlier on Saturday, Kazakhstan’s Alexandra Le and Islam Satpayev beat Germany’s Anna Janssen and Maximilian Ulbrich 17-5 to claim the bronze medal.
