Gold medalists Chang Yani (R)/Chen Yiwen of China pose for photos during the awarding ceremony after the women's synchronised 3m springboard final of diving at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Saint Denis, near Paris, France, on July 27, 2024. China got off to a flying start on the first official day of competition in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, by winning two gold medals before lunchtime, including the first gold of the Games. The honor of winning the first gold medal went to Sheng Lihao and Huang Yuting, who claimed a close 16-12 win over South Korean shooters in the final of the 10m air rifle mixed team. Kazakhstan earlier won the bronze in the event. Chang Yani and Chen Yiwen quickly added China's second gold of the Paris Olympics when they won the synchronized 3m springboard final, finishing ahead of the American pair of Sarah Bacon and Kassidy Cook, who claimed silver, with Britain's Yasmin Harper and Scarlett Mew Jensen taking bronze. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

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