Kazakhstan wins first Olympic medal as rain disrupts Games
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Paris: Kazakhstan duo Alexandra Le and Islam Satpayev won first medal of Olympic Games after claiming bronze in 10-metre mixed team air rifle event.
Meanwhile, heavy rain disrupted first full day of medal action at Olympics as attention turned to sport after spectacular but soggy opening ceremony. Le and Satpayev cruised to victory over Germany’s Maximilian Ulbrich and Anna Janssen, outscoring their opponents 17-5. Total of 14 golds are due to be up for grabs, with first to come in mixed-team 10-metre air rifle finals, taking place around 10:30am local time. But that number was swiftly reduced to 13 as wet weather which deluged audacious opening ceremony along River Seine continued to cause headaches. Men’s street skateboarding competition, due to take place at Place de la Concorde in historic heart of Paris, was postponed until Monday due to rain overnight, organisers said. Spectre of disruption also loomed over opening rounds of tennis at Roland Garros, where only two of 12 courts have roofs.