USA wins the first gold medal of the Rio Olympics

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Ginny Thrasher

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It didn't take long for the United States Olympic team to win their first gold medal.

American Ginny Thrasher won 10-meter air rifle competition, taking home the first gold medal of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio.

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