China 2024 Olympics

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China Kicks off Paris Olympics with a Bang... or Should We Say, a Shot! 🎯

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The 2024 Paris Olympics are off to an explosive start as China claims the first two gold medals! From air rifles to diving, the competition is heating up!

As the world tunes in to witness the spectacle that is the 2024 Paris Olympics, China has burst out of the starting blocks with the kind of flair normally reserved for fireworks on New Year's Eve. On the Olympic shooting range located three hours away from Paris in Châteauroux, the dynamic duo of Huang Yuting and Sheng Lihao expertly showcased their marksmanship skills by clinching the first gold medal of the Games in the 10m mixed air rifle event. Fans and athletes can hardly contain their excitement as the competition heats up this summer!

But that's not all folks! Just moments later, the spotlight shifted from shooting to splashes as China continued its winning streak in diving. The fantastic pair of Chang Yani and Chen Yiwen made waves, literally and figuratively, as they triumphed in the women's diving competition. Their seamless synchrony and precision left spectators breathless with awe. It seems China has traded in its usual panda charm this summer for some serious athletic prowess!

The Olympic medal table now sees China taking an early lead, leaving other contenders in its wake. As the heat rises and adrenaline fuels every performance, fans are eagerly watching to see if the USA, poised and ready to battle for gold supremacy, can catch up. Who knew that the chess-like strategic play of shooting and the graceful ballet of diving could stir such competitive fire? In a matter of hours, China flexed its Olympic muscles, and now we can only imagine what’s next in store!

With multiple events to go, the stage is set for a showdown of epic proportions. From the intensity of fencing, where world No. 1 fencer Vivian Kong started her campaign on a winning note, to the thrilling rugby sevens finals that saw France triumph over South Africa, the Paris Olympics promise to be a rollercoaster of unexpected twists and turns!

Did you know? The last Olympic Games were held in Tokyo in 2021, and they had to navigate through a global pandemic, making these Olympics all the more special and crucial for athletes worldwide. As we cheer for our favorites, let's also remember that in the Olympics, every medal represents years of hard work, sacrifices, and dreams that have taken flight!

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China wins first gold medal of 2024 Paris Olympics (The Associated Press)

The Olympic shooting range, a three-hour drive from Paris in the city of Chateauroux, was the venue for Huang Yuting and Sheng Lihao to shoot for gold in the 10 ...

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Paris Olympics, day 1: China claims first 2 golds of the Games, Kong ... (South China Morning Post)

Women's world No 1 epee fencer Vivian Kong gets her medal bid off to a winning start, , and two of her rivals suffer shock losses in early rounds.

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China bag first gold medal of Paris Olympics in mixed air rifle shooting (The Guardian)

China bagged the first gold of the Paris Olympics when Huang Yuting and Sheng Lihao, the world champions and favourites, won the 10m mixed air rifle event.

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Live: France beat South Africa to advance to rugby sevens final on ... (FRANCE 24)

Star scrumhalf Antoine Dupont helped France defeat South Africa 19-5 to qualify for the final of the men's Olympic rugby sevens tournament on Saturday.

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Paris Olympics: China wins first gold of Paris 2024; Kazakhstan ... (The Indian Express)

Paris 2024 Olympics: China beat the Republic of Korea in the 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team final to claim the first gold medal of the Paris Games at the ...

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Olympics 2024 medal table: China win first gold of Paris Games (The Independent)

USA are set to battle China from supremacy in the count of gold, silver and bronze medals won at the Olympic Games.

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One down, 7 to go: China wins first diving gold as it pursues ... (The Associated Press)

China won its first gold medal in diving on the first full day of competition in the Paris Olympics, a perfect start for the team of Chang Yani and Chen ...

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China wins first gold medals of 2024 Olympics in diving, air rifle ... (ESPN)

China won the first two gold medals of the Paris Olympics, continuing its dominance in diving while defending its victory in the 10-meter air rifle mixed ...

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Diving: Chang Yani and Chen Yiwen storm to women's ... (Olympics)

The Chinese world champions finish ahead of USA's Sarah Bacon and Kassidy Cook and Great Britain's Yasmin Harper and Scarlett Mew Jensen to win diving gold ...

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Shooting: Kazakhstan win first medal of Paris 2024 as People's ... (Olympics)

And we're off! · The People's Republic of China took gold, capturing consecutive Olympic titles in the 10m air rifle mixed team event having also been crowned ...

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Olympics | China wins first two gold medals of Paris Olympic Games (Xinhua)

PARIS, July 27 (Xinhua) -- China got off to a flying start on the first official day of competition in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, by winning two gold ...

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China Wins The First 2 Medals of the Paris 2024 Olympics in ... (SwimSwam)

The Chinese women swept all four of the gold medals in diving at the 2020 Tokyo Games and won their first gold already in Paris.

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'Cook'N Bacon' earn first U.S. medals in Paris, silver in 3m syncho ... (NBC Olympics)

China, the U.S. and Great Britain finished 1-2-3 in the final of the women's synchro springboard diving competition Saturday in Paris.

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Highlights of women's synchronised 3m springboard at Paris Olympics (Xinhua)

Chang Yani (bottom, 1st R)/Chen Yiwen (bottom, 2nd R) of China warm up before the women's synchronised 3m springboard final of diving at the Paris 2024 ...

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China's Huang and Sheng win 1st gold medal of Paris Olympics (Xinhua)

CHATEAUROUX, France, July 27 (Xinhua) -- World champion shooters Huang Yuting and Sheng Lihao set off China's Paris Olympics campaign to a good start, ...

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Chinese shooting duo Sheng Lihao and Huang Yuting take first gold ... (Hong Kong Free Press)

China took the first gold of the Paris Olympics, when Sheng Lihao and Huang Yuting won the final of the mixed-team 10-metre air rifle.

China wins first gold medals of 2024 Olympics in diving, air rifle (ABC News)

It was a perfect start for the team of Chang Yani and Chen Yiwen, as they won the women's synchronized 3-meter springboard with 337.68 points on five dives.

Olympics | Day 1: China claims first two golds of Paris 2024 ... (The Star Online)

PARIS, July 27 (Xinhua) -- After Friday night's opening ceremony on the River Seine, Chinese athletes clinched the first two gold medals of the 2024 Paris ...

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2024 Olympics: China takes first gold medal of the Paris Games (Yahoo Sports)

Huang Yuting, 17, and Sheng Lihao, 19, upheld the Chinese shooting team's history of success, defeating Korea's Hajun Park and Jihyeon Keum 16-12 in Saturday ...

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Chinese teen duo gun down first gold in Paris (Reuters)

Huang Yuting and Sheng Lihao upheld a Chinese shooting tradition as they won the first gold of the Paris Olympics in the 10 meters air rifle mixed-team ...

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China wins 1st diving gold at Paris Olympics as it pursues ... (CBC.ca)

China won its first gold medal in diving on Saturday on the first full day of competition in the Paris Olympics, a perfect start for the team of Chang Yani ...

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Diving-Chinese women win first gold in clean sweep bid (Reuters India)

Chen Yiwen and Chang Yani began China's bid to capture all eight women's Olympic diving golds by winning the synchronised 3-metre springboard event on ...

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