In the national shooting center of Rio de Janeiro played two sets of medals.
The only representative of Ukraine Natalia Kalnysh was one step away from entering the finals from the eighth checkpoint of the position of the native of Krivoy Rog finished only 0.1 of a point.
Sensational Olympic champion was 19-year-old American Virginia Thresher, managed to leave behind two Olympic Champions from China Do Lee and And Silin.
Bullet shooting. Women. Air rifle, 10 m
1. VA Thresher (USA) – 208,0
2. Du Li (China) – 207,0
3. And Silin (China) – 185,4
Oleg Omelchuk and Paul korostylev failed to qualify. Omelchuk, after covering the end of the preliminary round, finished only 14-m, and korostylev located on the 35th position.
The Olympic champion in this discipline was Joan syuan Wines, and the awards were played in the last shot. To the great disappointment of the Brazilians, the shooter from Vietnam knocked 10.7 points and forced Almeida to settle for silver.
Bullet shooting. Men. The pneumatic pistol, 10 m
1. Joan Syuan Wines (Vietnam) — 202,5
3. Felipe Almeida (Brazil) — R202. 1
3. Pan Wei (China) — Of 180.4