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Result: US teenager Ginny Thrasher wins first gold of Rio 2016

The first gold medal of the 2016 Olympic Games is awarded to Ginny Thrasher of the United States, who finished ahead of Chinese duo Du Li and Yi Siling.

The United States' Ginny Thrasher has claimed the first gold medal of the Rio Olympics with victory in the women's 10m air rifle.

The 19-year-old, who had never previously claimed a major triumph on the international stage, scored 208.0 to take top spot ahead of world champion Du Li.

China were expected to dominate the event, and they added bronze to Du's silver thanks to Yi Siling's solid performance.

Great Britain's hopes rested on Jen McIntosh, who finished 15th out of 51 competitors - the best-ever finish for a British woman.

McIntosh is back in action next week when taking part in the 50m rifle three positions event.

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CountryGold medalSilver MedalBronze MedalT
ChinaChina3014
JapanJapan1102
Republic of KoreaRepublic of Korea1012
Ecuador flagEcuador1001
HungaryHungary1001
26  Great BritainGreat Britain0000
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Saturday's key events


ROWING
· Two-time Olympic gold medallist and comeback queen Helen Glover teams up with Polly Swan in the heats of the women's pair (12.30am-4.30am)

ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS
· Two-time Rio gold medallist Max Whitlock leads Team GB's charge in the men's qualification, while Rhys McClenaghan flies the flag for Ireland (2am-2pm)

SHOOTING
· The first gold medal of the Games will be awarded in the Air Rifle women's final (from 2.45am)

CYCLING
· The men's road race should be a wide-open thriller, with Team GB among those going for gold (3am-10am)

TENNIS
· Andy Murray, Novak Djokovic and Naomi Osaka are among the names in action on the opening day of tennis (from 3am)

SWIMMING
· Adam Peaty and many others get their Olympics campaigns underway on the opening day of swimming (11am-12.50pm)

FOOTBALL
· Team GB's women try to make it two wins from two against hosts Japan (11.30am)
· Netherlands and Brazil, who scored 15 goals between them on matchday one, face off (12pm)
· World champions USA look to bounce back from a shock opening defeat against New Zealand (12.30pm)

> Today's schedule in full
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