Vietnam wins Olympic gold medal for the first time

Q.  Which country won its first Olympic gold medal on 7th August 2016?
- Published on 09 Aug 16

a. China
b. Japan
c. Vietnam
d. Cambodia

ANSWER: Vietnam
 
The country won its first ever Olympic gold medal beating regional rival China
  • Hoang Xuan Vinh, a 41-year-old a serving army colonel who first learned to shoot with AK47 rifles, made history in Rio overnight when a near-perfect final shot in the men's 10 metre air pistol clinched him gold.
  • Vietnamese state media reported that Vinh would receive $100,000 from the state on his return
  • Vinh's victory shunted Brazil's Felipe Almeida Wu and China's Pang Wei into second and third respectively, something that was seized on by jubilant Vietnamese.

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