Olympics-Shooting-Wu wins Brazil's first medal of Games

RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 6 (Reuters) - Brazilian Felipe Wu won the silver medal in the men's 10-meter air pistol event on Saturday to claim the host country's first medal of the Rio Olympic Games.

Xuan Vinh Hoang of Vietnam took the gold with a score of 202.5 in 20 shots, just 0.4 of a point ahead of Wu, a 24-year-old who is competing in his first Olympics. China's Pang Wei took the bronze.

Defending Olympic champion Jin Jong-oh of South Korea failed to recover from a poor start and finished fifth. (Editing by Mary Milliken, editing by Ed Osmond) (Editing by Ed Osmond)

08/06/2016 15:41

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