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First Gold Medal of Olympics - 19 y. o. Virginia Thrasher-Rifle

ramage
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06 Aug 2016 09:02 #1 by ramage

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From Yahoo News:

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - American teenager Virginia Thrasher won the first gold medal of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games on Saturday, holding her nerve against two Chinese Olympic champions to clinch the women's 10m air rifle event.

The 19-year-old American edged out China's Du Li, gold in Athens in 2004, with an Olympic-record score of 208. Defending Olympic champion Yi Siling, also of China, took the bronze medal.

Thrasher was awarded the first gold of the Games by International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Tho

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07 Aug 2016 07:40 #2 by FredHayek

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Love her last name, and loved her celebratory interviews. Fun to see her youthful exuberance, an amateur upsetting the professionals from China. Congratulations Virginia!

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