Olympics-Shooting-China's Zhang wins gold at women's 10m air pistol
RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 7 (Reuters) - First-time Olympian Zhang Mengxue won the gold medal in the women's 10-meter air pistol event on Sunday, extending China's gold-medal streak in the sport.
With a score of 199.4 points in 20 shots, the 25-year-old Zhang handily defeated Vitalina Batsarashkina from Russia, the silver medallist with a score of 197.1. Anna Korakaki from Greece won the bronze. (Reporting by Mary Milliken; Editing by Clare Fallon)
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