01:35 Olympics LIVE: Vietnam wins first ever Gold in Olympics history : Xuan Vinh Hoang
of Vietnam won the Olympic gold medal in the men's 10-metre air pistol
event on Saturday, holding off the heavy crowd favorite, Felipe Wu of
host country Brazil.
The 41-year-old Vietnamese army member
racked up a score of 202.5 in 20 shots, just 0.4 of a point ahead of Wu,
a 24-year-old who is competing in his first Olympics. China's Pang Wei
took the bronze.
Defending Olympic champion Jin Jong-oh of South Korea failed to recover from a poor start and finished fifth.
http://sports.rediff.com/commentary/2016/aug/07/liveupdates.htm
The South Korean men's archery team won the country's first gold medal at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Saturday.
The trio of Kim Woo-jin, Ku Bon-chan and Lee Seung-yun defeated the United States team of Brady Ellison, Zach Garrett and Jake Kaminski by the set score of 6-0 at Sambodromo.
This was South Korea's fifth gold medal in the men's team event, after 1988, 2000, 2004 and 2008.
South Korea is going for an unprecedented gold medal sweep in archery in Rio. The quest will continue with the women's team event Sunday.
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2016/08/670_211270.html
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