China's Yang Qian reacts during the victory ceremony. [Photo/IC]

China's young markswoman Yang Qian won the first gold medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games with a victory in women's 10m air rifle on Saturday.

Competing at a steady pace, the 21-year-old Chinese, who made her Olympic Games debut at Tokyo, claimed Team China's first gold medal at Asaka Shooting Range in Tokyo.