AMERICAN THRASHER WINS FIRST GOLD OF RIO 2016
AMERICAN TEENAGER VIRGINIA THRASHER WON THE FIRST GOLD MEDAL OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES RIO 2016 ON SATURDAY, HOLDING HER NERVE AGAINST TWO CHINESE OLYMPIC CHAMPIONS TO CLINCH THE WOMEN’S 10M AIR RIFLE EVENT. The 19-year-old American edged out China’s Du Li, gold in Athens in 2004, with an Olympic-record score of 208. Defending Olympic champion Yi…