Summary China clinched first gold medal at Asian Games women's team won the 10-meter air pistol event.
INCHEON, South Korea (AP) - China pulled off a surprise victory to clinch the first gold decided at the Asian Games when its women s team won the 10-meter air pistol event on Saturday.
The Chinese team of Wenjun Guo, Mengyuan Zhang and Qingyuan Zhou scored an aggregate of 1146 points to win the competition easily. Taiwan took the silver with 1141 points and Mongolia the bronze with 1140.
South Korea, led by London Olympics 25-meter gold medal winner Kim Jang-Mi, was considered the favorite in the event, but finished fourth to the disappointment of the local crowd.
There are four gold medals at stake on the opening day of the shooting events at the Ongnyeon International Shooting Range.
