Rio 2016: Zhang Mengxue wins China's first gold medal

First time Olympian Zhang Mengxue secured China's first gold medal of the Rio 2016 Olympics on Sunday by winning the women's 10-metre air pistol event and extending her nation's gold medal streak in the sport. 

Coming off a tough qualifying round, the 25-year-old handily won the final with a score of 199.4 points in 20 shots, well ahead of 19-year-old Vitalina Batsarashkina from Russia, the silver medallist with a score of 197.1. 

Anna Korakaki from Greece won the bronze, becoming the first Greek woman to win a medal in shooting.