First gold medal of the Games goes to Katerina Emmons of the Czech Republic

"Katerina Emmons of the Czech Republic won the first gold of the Beijing Olympic Games today when she won the Women's 10m Air Rifle. Emmons, 24, was in scintillating form, breaking Olympic records in both the qualification and final rounds. In the qualification round, Emmons shot a perfect 400, which equaled the World Record and set a new Olympic Record. The previous Olympic Record was 399. In the final round, Emmons shot 103.5, giving her a final score of 503.5, which eclipsed the previous record of 502.0 set by China's Du Li at Athens 2004." [Source]