Sunday Mirror, UK -- Katerina Emmons, of the Czech Republic, won the first gold medal of the Games with an Olympic record in the women's 10-metre air rifle - and she kept success in the family.
Her winning total of 503.5 points broke the old mark by 1.5 and she was quick to celebrate with her husband, American shooter Matt Emmons, the 50m rifle prone champion in 2004.
She said: "I had a headache this morning and felt so terrible I did not know how I would shoot, so to win the first gold of this Olympics is amazing."
China won the first of what could be a stack of golds when weightlifter Chen Xiexia won the women's 48kg title.
2008 Most Attractive Female Olympian
GOLD - Ana Ivanovic 20, Tennis, SRB
SILVER - Elina Babkina 18, Basketball, LAT
BRONZE - Tereza Hurikova 20, Cycling, CZE
Sunday, August 10, 2008
Katerina guns down first Olympic gold
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