Katerina Emmons of the Czech Republic claimed the first gold medal of the 29th Olympic Games on Saturday with a convincing victory in the women's 10m air rifle event.
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Emmons, who met and married US shooter Matt Emmons (left) after winning bronze at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, equalled a world record score of 400 in the qualification round and was near flawless in the final round to win the gold medal with a score of 503.5 -- a new Olympic record.
Spectacular opening to Beijing Olympics
India's Anjali Bhagwat and Avneet Kaur failed to qualify for the final.
Photograph: Getty Images
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