Who won the first gold medal of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris?
The first Olympic champions of the 2024 Games have been confirmed, after final of shooting’s mixed team 10m air rifle event.
China’s Huang Yuting and Sheng Lihao today won the first gold medal of the 2024 Olympics, after claiming victory in the final of the mixed team 10m air rifle event at the Châteauroux Shooting Centre.
They beat South Korean pair Keum Ji-hyeon and Park Ha-jun to take gold.
Earlier on Saturday, the first full day of competition in the French capital, Kazakhstan’s Alexandra Le and Islam Satpayev secured the 2024 Games’ first medal of any colour, after they were confirmed as winners of the bronze in the mixed team 10m air rifle.
An incredible moment for the People’s Republic of China as they take the first #gold medal of the Olympic Games #Paris2024! 🥇🇨🇳
— The Olympic Games (@Olympics) July 27, 2024
Outstanding performance in shooting 10m air rifle mixed team! That’s back-to-back golds in this event for the People's Republic of China.… pic.twitter.com/hIG9odFgtc
What other medals are up for grabs today, Saturday July 27?
Aside from shooting, seven other sports are to see athletes proclaimed Olympic champions today. Today’s total of 14 medal events is completed by the following:
Cycling road
Women’s individual time trial; men’s individual time trial
Diving
Women’s synchronised 3m springboard final
Fencing
Women’s épée individual medal bouts; men’s sabre individual medal bouts
Judo
Women’s -48kg medal bouts; men’s -60kg medal bouts
Rugby sevens
Men’s medal matches
Skateboarding
Men’s street final
Swimming
Men’s 400m freestyle final; women’s 400m freestyle final; women’s 4x100m freestyle relay final; men’s 4x100m freestyle relay final
How can I watch the Olympics?
Viewers in the United States can watch Paris 2024 on NBC Olympics, Telemundo, Universo and Peacock, as well as NBC sister channels including CNBC, E! and USA Network.
Aside from Peacock, your streaming options include fuboTV, which offers users a free trial.
Enjoy the 2024 Olympics on fubo.
Can China reclaim top spot at Paris 2024?
At AS USA, you can follow a live blog with the 2024 Olympics’ latest medal count.
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Huang Yuting and Sheng Lihao’s victory has installed China as the opening leader of the medal table, as the Asian nation bids to top the Summer Games’ standings for the first time in 16 years.
The Chinese, who were second behind the US at Tokyo 2020, last finished at the head of the medal table in 2008, when they hosted the event in Beijing. The US have led the medal count in every Summer Olympics since then.
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