China claimed the first gold medal at the London Olympics 2012 and made their intent clear that they are going to dominate the 30th Summer Olympics. The gold medal for China came from Yi Siling, who won the 10 metre air rifle shooting.
India At Olympics:
India had a bad today on Saturday. The Men's Archery team lost to Japan in the tie-break in the quartefinals. In Mixed Doubles, V Diju and Jwala Gutta lost their opening group game.Rower Swaran Singh also came fourth in his heats in single sculls. Shooter Vijay Singh failed to qualify for the finals of 10m Air Pistol event, as he finished 31st in the qualifying round. The hype over teenage boxing sensation Shiva Thapa ended in a disaster, as he lost 9-14 to his Mexican rival Oscar Valdez Fierro in the bantamweight opening round bout. Shuttler Parupalli Kashyap was the sole saving grace, as he won his opening match against Yuhan Tan of Belgium in straight sets. In Table Tennis, Ankita Das also crashed out of the medal race.
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