Japan/China-Olympics/First Gold

Chinese shooter Yang Qian wins first gold of Tokyo 2020 in women's 10m air rifle

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Tokyo, Japan - July 16, 2021 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Olympic rings

Tokyo, Japan - July 24, 2021 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Yang Qian, gold medal winner, women's 10m air rifle, Tokyo Olympics (partially overlaid with shot 3):
"As I was very nervous, with my heart beating fast during the match, I had to try to bring out my best form and went on to steady myself, focusing on my usual form. I am satisfied with my performance in the finals today. Starting from the first two rounds of five shots, I began to find my usual form, focusing on myself and my own movements, without caring about the real-time results."
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FILE: Sapporo City, Hokkaido, Japan - Jan 20, 2021 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
3. Banner reading "Tokyo 2020"
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Tokyo, Japan - July 16, 2021 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
4. Sign of National Stadium
5. Sign of Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in National Stadium

Tokyo, Japan - July 24, 2021 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
6. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Yang Qian, gold medal winner, women's 10m air rifle, Tokyo Olympics (starting with shot 5/partially overlaid with shot 7):
"Actually I was very nervous about the final shot. I had held myself for too long, so when I finally released all my energy, I didn't feel quite good about my shooting. I thought I had lost, but when I looked over my shoulder and found others cheering for me, I realized I had won. I felt very excited then. I couldn't believe I had won the gold medal. When I left the podium, I was still excited. I am very happy about the result."
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Tokyo, Japan - July 9, 2021 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
7. Flags with Olympic rings
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Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province, east China - July 24, 2021 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
8. Various of Yang's families, local villagers watching Yang's game live, cheering for Yang
9. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Yu Lihua, Yang Qian's first coach (partially overlaid with shot 10):
"Yang Qian has achieved such a good result because of her hard efforts. Trailing by 0.1 or 0.2 points during the game doesn't matter at all. It doesn't mean one athlete is better than another. Yang Qian had the opportunity to win the game before the last shot ended. She beat her rivals with the final shot for several times in previous games. So I still felt confident in her before the final shot."
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10. Yang's coach, others standing up cheering for Yang
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11. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Shi Anfang, Yang Qian's mother (partially overlaid with shot 12):
"I never thought about her going so far in the game. Now she has won the gold medal. I feel very proud of her."
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12. Children cheering for Yang
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13. People cheering for Yang winning gold medal

Storyline


Chinese young gun Yang Qian claimed the first gold of the Tokyo Olympics with a victory in women's 10m air rifle on Saturday.

Russian markswoman Anastasiia Galashina took the silver and Nina Christen of Switzerland bagged the bronze.

Yang, who was ranked sixth in the qualification, scored 251.8 points in the final, beating Galashina's 251.1 points to set off Team China to a fine start in Tokyo.

The result set the bar for future Olympic competitors as Tokyo 2020 is the first games under new competition rules for the event.

In a post-match interview with the China Central Television (CCTV), Yang said, "As I was very nervous, with my heart beating fast during the match, I had to try to bring out my best form and went on to steady myself, focusing on my usual form. I am satisfied with my performance in the finals today. Starting from the first two rounds of five shots, I began to find my usual form, focusing on myself and my own movements, without caring about the real-time results."

Trailing by a mere 0.1 point ahead of the final two shots, Yang saw the gap widened despite a 10.7-point shot, as her rival made an impressive 10.8.

However, when it came to the last shot that would define the eventual champion, Galashina surprisingly shot for 8.9 points, and conceded the Olympic title to Yang, who had a sub-par 9.8.

"Actually I was very nervous about the final shot. I had held myself for too long, so when I finally released all my energy, I didn't feel quite good about my shooting. I thought I had lost, but when I looked over my shoulder and found others cheering for me, I realized I had won. I felt very excited then. I couldn't believe I had won the gold medal. When I left the podium, I was still excited. I am very happy about the result," said Yang.

Back in Yang's hometown -- a small village in Ningbo City, east China's Zhejiang Province, her family and local villagers gathered in a hall to watch the game live and cheered for Yang.

After Yang won the gold medal, everyone jumped with excitement. They feel so proud of Yang.

"Yang Qian has achieved such a good result because of her hard efforts. Trailing by 0.1 or 0.2 points during the game doesn't matter at all. It doesn't mean one athlete is better than another. Yang Qian had the opportunity to win the game before the last shot ended. She beat her rivals with the final shot for several times in previous games. So I still felt confident in her before the final shot," said Yu Lihua, Yang's first coach.

"I never thought about her going so far in the game. Now she has won the gold medal. I feel very proud of her," said Shi Anfang, Yang's mother.

Chinese Vice Premier Sun Chunlan, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on behalf of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, sent a congratulatory message to the Chinese Olympic delegation for the first gold in the Tokyo 2020.

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Japan/China-Olympics/First Gold

Chinese shooter Yang Qian wins first gold of Tokyo 2020 in women's 10m air rifle

Dateline : July 24, 2021/Recent/File

Location : China Japan

Duration : 2'10

  • English
  • Español
  • 日本語

Tokyo, Japan - July 16, 2021 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Olympic rings

Tokyo, Japan - July 24, 2021 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Yang Qian, gold medal winner, women's 10m air rifle, Tokyo Olympics (partially overlaid with shot 3):
"As I was very nervous, with my heart beating fast during the match, I had to try to bring out my best form and went on to steady myself, focusing on my usual form. I am satisfied with my performance in the finals today. Starting from the first two rounds of five shots, I began to find my usual form, focusing on myself and my own movements, without caring about the real-time results."
++SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE++
FILE: Sapporo City, Hokkaido, Japan - Jan 20, 2021 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
3. Banner reading "Tokyo 2020"
++SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE++

Tokyo, Japan - July 16, 2021 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
4. Sign of National Stadium
5. Sign of Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in National Stadium

Tokyo, Japan - July 24, 2021 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
6. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Yang Qian, gold medal winner, women's 10m air rifle, Tokyo Olympics (starting with shot 5/partially overlaid with shot 7):
"Actually I was very nervous about the final shot. I had held myself for too long, so when I finally released all my energy, I didn't feel quite good about my shooting. I thought I had lost, but when I looked over my shoulder and found others cheering for me, I realized I had won. I felt very excited then. I couldn't believe I had won the gold medal. When I left the podium, I was still excited. I am very happy about the result."
++SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE++
Tokyo, Japan - July 9, 2021 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
7. Flags with Olympic rings
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Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province, east China - July 24, 2021 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
8. Various of Yang's families, local villagers watching Yang's game live, cheering for Yang
9. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Yu Lihua, Yang Qian's first coach (partially overlaid with shot 10):
"Yang Qian has achieved such a good result because of her hard efforts. Trailing by 0.1 or 0.2 points during the game doesn't matter at all. It doesn't mean one athlete is better than another. Yang Qian had the opportunity to win the game before the last shot ended. She beat her rivals with the final shot for several times in previous games. So I still felt confident in her before the final shot."
++SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE++
10. Yang's coach, others standing up cheering for Yang
++SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE++
11. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Shi Anfang, Yang Qian's mother (partially overlaid with shot 12):
"I never thought about her going so far in the game. Now she has won the gold medal. I feel very proud of her."
++SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE++
12. Children cheering for Yang
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13. People cheering for Yang winning gold medal


Chinese young gun Yang Qian claimed the first gold of the Tokyo Olympics with a victory in women's 10m air rifle on Saturday.

Russian markswoman Anastasiia Galashina took the silver and Nina Christen of Switzerland bagged the bronze.

Yang, who was ranked sixth in the qualification, scored 251.8 points in the final, beating Galashina's 251.1 points to set off Team China to a fine start in Tokyo.

The result set the bar for future Olympic competitors as Tokyo 2020 is the first games under new competition rules for the event.

In a post-match interview with the China Central Television (CCTV), Yang said, "As I was very nervous, with my heart beating fast during the match, I had to try to bring out my best form and went on to steady myself, focusing on my usual form. I am satisfied with my performance in the finals today. Starting from the first two rounds of five shots, I began to find my usual form, focusing on myself and my own movements, without caring about the real-time results."

Trailing by a mere 0.1 point ahead of the final two shots, Yang saw the gap widened despite a 10.7-point shot, as her rival made an impressive 10.8.

However, when it came to the last shot that would define the eventual champion, Galashina surprisingly shot for 8.9 points, and conceded the Olympic title to Yang, who had a sub-par 9.8.

"Actually I was very nervous about the final shot. I had held myself for too long, so when I finally released all my energy, I didn't feel quite good about my shooting. I thought I had lost, but when I looked over my shoulder and found others cheering for me, I realized I had won. I felt very excited then. I couldn't believe I had won the gold medal. When I left the podium, I was still excited. I am very happy about the result," said Yang.

Back in Yang's hometown -- a small village in Ningbo City, east China's Zhejiang Province, her family and local villagers gathered in a hall to watch the game live and cheered for Yang.

After Yang won the gold medal, everyone jumped with excitement. They feel so proud of Yang.

"Yang Qian has achieved such a good result because of her hard efforts. Trailing by 0.1 or 0.2 points during the game doesn't matter at all. It doesn't mean one athlete is better than another. Yang Qian had the opportunity to win the game before the last shot ended. She beat her rivals with the final shot for several times in previous games. So I still felt confident in her before the final shot," said Yu Lihua, Yang's first coach.

"I never thought about her going so far in the game. Now she has won the gold medal. I feel very proud of her," said Shi Anfang, Yang's mother.

Chinese Vice Premier Sun Chunlan, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on behalf of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, sent a congratulatory message to the Chinese Olympic delegation for the first gold in the Tokyo 2020.

ID : 8213444

Published : 2021-07-24 16:43

Last Modified : 2021-07-24 20:16:00

Source : China Central Television (CCTV)

Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland

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