10:20 am, July 24, Saturday, 2021, the first gold medal of the 2020 Olympics was officially won by China's Yang Qian in Japan. Yang Qian earned gold in the women's 10-meter air rifle (步枪) to take home long-awaited first medal. The 21-year-old is a rising star in the sport. Yang, was ranked sixth in the qualification, scored 251. 8 points in the final, (beat) Russian Galashina's 251. 1 points to set off Team China to a fine start at the postponed Tokyo games. As the first champion of the 2020 Games, Yang (award) her medal by International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach.
"It's an (believe) thing that I can be here. The competition was (real) tight, but I'm so happy that I could win, " Yang said after (claim)the first gold medal of the Games and for China. "I'm so happy that this golden medal is a gift for my country. I'm so proud. " But she had to keep calm (do) it. "During the match, I was very nervous and my heart was beating very fast, but I just tried to be (I) and keep my emotions in control. " the shooter added.
