In the women’s 10m air rifle competition at the Tokyo Olympics on the 24th, Chinese athlete Yang Qian held the pressure and won the championship with a 251.8 ring in the final and won the first gold medal in the Tokyo Olympics.
Yang Qian thus became the third Chinese female rifle player to win the first Olympic gold. Earlier, in the 2004 Athens Olympics and 2012 London Olympics, Du Li and Yi Siling, who participated in the Olympics for the first time at that time, respectively made a “good start” for the Chinese team.
Russian athlete Galaxina and Swiss athlete Christen won the silver and bronze medals in this event respectively.
Yang Qian, who participated in the Olympic Games for the first time, played slightly below her training level in the qualifying competitions. She even fell out of the top ten in the real-time performance list, and finally entered the final with 628.7 ring and sixth place.
In the final, Yang Qian played a very high level. After 10 shots, he ranked first among the eight finalists, ahead of the second-ranked Norwegian Distad by 0.3 ring.
Entering the exciting knockout stage, Yang Qian has been stable in the top three. Before the last shot, she fell behind Galahina by 0.2 ring.
In the last shot, Galahina made a serious error, only hitting 8.9 ring, while Yang Qian hit 9.8 ring, realizing a reversal, and winning this precious gold medal with an advantage of 0.7 ring.
After winning the championship, Yang Qian couldn’t hide her excitement. “Very excited and very happy. I felt very nervous before the last shot, and I could only try my best to adjust and control my emotions. As for the celebration, I haven’t considered those, because there will be competitions later, I have to do well. Prepare.”
Due to the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics, the preparation time for the Tokyo Olympics has been extended to 5 years. Regarding these years of hard preparations, Yang Qian, who has just turned 21, said: “The previous series of trials have paid off for their training efforts. , I have gained a lot. I am very happy and excited to finally get this gold medal. I didn’t think so much at the beginning. After I got the gold medal, I will feel very grateful.”
Another Chinese contestant, Wang Luyao, ranked 18th with 625.6 qualifiers and missed the final.
Yang Qian’s trip to the Tokyo Olympics is not over. On the 27th, she will return to battle to participate in the air rifle mixed team competition.
