China's Yang takes 10m air rifle gold, Indian challenge fizzles out Sat, Jul 24 2021 09:24:50 AM Tokyo, Jul 24 (IANS): Young Chinese shooter Yang Qian clinched the first gold of the Olympic Games, emerging victorious in the women's 10m air rifle, even as top Indian shooters, Apurvi Chandela and Elavenil Valarivan, had a forgettable outing here on Saturday. Russian Anastasiia Galashina took the silver, while Nina Christen of Switzerland bagged the bronze. Yang, who was ranked sixth in the qualification with 628.7 points, scored 251.8 points in the final, beating Russian Anastasiia's 251.1 points to begin China's hunt for medals at the quadrennial games. Trailing by a mere 0.1 point ahead of the two final shots, Yang saw the gap widened despite a 10.7-point shot, as her rival made an impressive 10.8.