Zhang strikes gold after first-day gloom
By Lei Lei and Zhang Zhihao | China Daily | Updated: 2016-08-08 08:32
Public quick to support athletes after initial performances fall short
China won its first gold medal at the Rio Summer Olympics on Sunday when Zhang Mengxue was successful in the women's 10m air pistol event.
Zhang, 25, from Jinan, Shandong province, reached the final by finishing in seventh place in qualification.
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