Today USA and China became the leaders of the Olympic standings.
USA received the first gold medal of the Rio Olympics: Virginia Thrasher won the final competition on shooting from an air rifle with a 10-meter distance. After the first three rounds the 19-year-old American was on the third position, and then moved to the second. Thrasher won Gold after 11 shots fired.
Silver and bronze medals in this competition went to two Chinese women - Du Li and Yi Siling.
At the same time Ukrainian Natalia Kalnysh did not passed the qualification to the final of the competitions, finishing in ninth place.