China draw first blood


Calm and composed: China’s Huang Yuting (left) and Sheng Lihao after winning the 10m air rifle mixed team final. — Reuters

CHINESE shooting duo Huang Yuting and Sheng Lihao won the first gold medal of the Paris Olympics yesterday after beating South Korea’s Keum Ji-hyeon and Park Ha-jun in the 10m air rifle mixed team final.

The Chinese teenagers won 16-12 at the French national shooting centre in Chateauroux.

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