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The first day of the 2020 Olympics begins with gold for China and more Covid-19 cases
It s Saturday, July 24 the official first day of the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics. Here s what you need to know.
New Covid-19 cases announced: The global pandemic postponed the Tokyo 2020 Olympics by a year, and even though the Games have now finally started, Covid-19 is still creating difficulties for athletes and organizers.
There have been 127 Covid-19 cases related to the Olympics as of Saturday, with another 17 new infections announced in the previous 24 hours. Although Tokyo 2020 officials haven t revealed which nationalities have been affected, some athletes and teams are making the announcements themselves.
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China has won the first gold medal of the Tokyo Olympics
From CNN Sport s Jill Martin
From left: Anastasiia Galashina of Russia, Yang Qian of China, and third-placed Nina Christen of Switzerland at the end of the 10m Air Rifle Women s Final. Michael Reynolds/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock
China’s Yang Qian has won gold in the women s 10m air rifle, the first medal event of the 2020 Olympic Games. Yang’s 251.8 points is a final Olympic record.
Russian
Anastasiia Galashina clinched the silver medal.
Russian athletes aren’t competing under their national name at the Olympics due to continuing sanctions over doping. They are officially recognized as members of ROC, an abbreviation of the Russian Olympic Committee.