Yang Qian of the People’s Republic of China claimed the first gold medal of Tokyo 2020. Her shock victory in the women’s 10m air rifle... came on the first morning of competition, just hours after the Opening Ceremony. She shared the podium with Anastasiia Galashina (ROC) and Nina Christen (SUI).

And the 21-year-old, who was ranked outside the World’s top 50 before the Olympic Games, wasn’t finished. She partnered with Yang Haoran to win gold in the 10m air rifle mixed team.