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Kristin DeasyJuly 28, 2012 07:49
Olympics: Yi Siling, China rifler, takes first gold medal in London's Summer Games
And we're off: China's Yi Siling takes the gold.
And we're off: China's Yi Siling takes the gold.
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Gold medalist China's Yi Siling reacts on the podium after the 10m air rifle women's final at the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Royal Artillery Barracks in London on July 28, 2012. (Marwan Naamani /AFP/Getty Images)
The first gold medal of the summer Olympic Games went to China's rifler Yi Siling today, reported The Guardian.
Siling, 23, beat Poland's Sylwia Bogacka at today's women's 10-meter air rifle competition at the Royal Artillery Barracks in London, said The Guardian.
More from GlobalPost: complete London Games coverage
Bogacka took silver, China's Yu Dan took bronze, and the Czech Republic's Katerina Emmons finished fourth, according to the Associated Press.
Yi scored 502.9, Bogacka 502.2, and Yu 501.5, said AP.
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/europe/united-kingdom/120728/olympics-yi-siling-china-rifler-takes-first-gold-
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