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Paris, July 27 (HS). China on Saturday won the gold medal in the 10m air rifle mixed team event at the Paris 2024 Olympics, the first medal event of the Games.
China's Huang Yuting and Sheng Lihao defeated Republic of Korea's Kim Jihyeon and Park Hajun 16-12 in the summit clash.
Apart from this, China also won the gold medal in the women's synchronized 3 meter springboard event on the first day and reached the top of the table with two golds.
China's Chen Yiwen and Chang Yan, who have paired up to win the event at the last three World Championships, gradually increased the points gap with their fellow competitors after each dive and easily won the title with 337.68 points.
The victory marks the first gold medal for the Chinese diving “Dream Team” and China's second overall medal at the Paris Games.
Sarah Bacon and Cassidy Cook of the United States finished second with 314.64 points, followed by Britain's Yasmin Harper and Scarlett Maeve Jensen in third with 302.28 points.
This is China's sixth consecutive Olympic gold medal in the event since the 2004 Athens Games
The 33rd edition of the Summer Olympics began in Paris on Friday and will end on August 11.