A West Virginia University student won the first gold medal of the Rio Olympics on Saturday. Ginny Thrasher, a sophomore at WVU, won the gold medal for the women’s 10-meter air rifle event Saturday morning. Thrasher shot 10.5 on her first shot of the final elimination round and smiled after 10.4 on her second shot put her comfortably ahead of China’s Li Du. Thrasher had a cumulative score of 208.0 to beat Du, a two-time gold medalist, by a point. China’s Siling Yu earned the bronze.
WVU Student Wins First Gold Medal Of The Rio Olympics
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