US adolescent Virginia Thrasher guaranteed the primary Rio Olympics gold award with her last shot in the shooting on Saturday.
The 19-year-old won the ladies' 10m air rifle title at the Deodoro shooting venue, holding her nerve to see off China's Du Li on the last shot.
She completed with 208 focuses, one clear of 2004 Athens champion Du. Bronze award went to China's safeguarding champion Yi Siling.
Olympic boss Thomas Bach looked on in the group as the first of 12 gold decorations in play on a packed opening day was honored. There are more than 300 titles on offer throughout the following fortnight at the 2016 Olympics.
Thrasher asserted gold only 11 hours after Brazilian marathon runner Vanderlei Cordeiro lit the Olympic cauldron at the peak of Friday's astounding opening function.
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An engrossing rivalry was driven quickly by Daria Vdovina, one of the Russian unforeseen contending in Rio in the shadow of the enormous doping embarrassment that has persistent the Diversions develop.
She in the long run slipped off the pace to complete fifth.
Yi was blast in dispute to effectively shield her 2012 crown however sharp shooting saw Thrasher and Du clash, with the American, showing development past her years, edging it on the last shot.
Shock truants from the last were Serbian twosome Andrea Arsovic and Ivana Maksomovic, both appraised significant dangers yet who fizzled in qualifying.
For New York local Thrasher this was a fantasy Olympic presentation after just taking up the game four years back.
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