Day 1 of the Tokyo Olympics 2020 matches had an intense start with world champions competing for medals around diverse events. Olympians competed in 7 sports at the most awaited mega-quadrennial games.
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Olympians started their medal conquest in seven Olympic sports today. Archery, shooting, cycling, fencing, judo, taekwondo, and weightlifting held the victory ceremonies today. 28 countries won medals today, portraying the diversity in the Olympic games.
China leading the medal tally at Tokyo Olympics 2020
One of the Olympic powerhouses China had a stellar run on day 1. After being away from the world championships because of the pandemic, China is back at the mega-quadrennial games.
The Chinese 10m air rifle women’s shooter was the first athlete to win the Olympic gold medal in Tokyo. Yang Qian secured the gold defeating strong contenders from ROC, USA, Switzerland, South Korea, and Germany.
Congratulations！China's Yang Qian has won the first gold medal of the Tokyo Olympics in the women's 10m air rifle competition.🇨🇳 #Olympics #Tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/pENNBFl6Gf
— 彩云香江 (@louischeung_hk) July 24, 2021
The gold medal rush continued as China won the gold medal in the weightlifting and fencing events as well. Adding to the tally, the nation also secured the bronze medal in the 10m air pistol men’s event.
Following China, Italy secured the second position in the medal tally. Italian athletes secured the gold medal in the taekwondo men’s 58kg event, and silver in the fencing men’s individual event.
The host country, Japan finished in the third position in the medal tally. Japanese athletes bagged two medals in judo, a gold medal in men’s 60kg and a silver medal in women’s 48kg event.
Takato Naohisa – Olympic champion 🥇
Takato takes home Japan’s FIRST gold medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games!
The first overall medal for Japan also came from judo, from -48kg silver medallist Tonaki Funa 🥋#Tokyo2020 #Judo #Olympics @olympics @tokyo2020
©Gabriela Sabau pic.twitter.com/60xefXzUxE— Judo (@Judo) July 24, 2021
Here is the list of medal tally on day 1 of the Tokyo Olympics 2020
| COUNTRY | GOLD | SILVER | BRONZE |
| CHINA | ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?3 | ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 1 | |
| ITALY | ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?1 | ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?1 | |
| JAPAN | ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?1 | ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?1 | |
| SOUTH KOREA | ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?1 | ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?2 | |
| ECUADOR | ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?1 | ||
| HUNGARY | ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?1 | ||
| IRAN | ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?1 | ||
| KOSOVO | ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?1 | ||
| THAILAND | ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?1 | ||
| ROC | ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?1 | ||
| SERBIA | ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?1 | ||
| BELGIUM | ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?1 | ||
| SPAIN | ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?1 | ||
| INDIA | ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?1 | ||
| NETHERLANDS | ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?1 | ||
| ROMANIA | ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?1 | ||
| CHINESE TAIPEI | ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?1 | ||
| TUNISIA | ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?1 | ||
| ESTONIA | ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?1 | ||
| FRANCE | ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?1 | ||
| INDONESIA | ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?1 | ||
| ISRAEL | ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?1 | ||
| KAZAKHSTAN | ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?1 | ||
| MEXICO | ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?1 | ||
| MONGOLIA | ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?1 | ||
| SLOVENIA | ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?1 | ||
| SWITZERLAND | ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?1 | ||
| UKRAINE | ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?1 |
Here is the sports-wise list of the nations who won on day 1
Shooting
10m air rifle women’s event: Gold- China, Silver- ROC, Bronze- Switzerland
1om air pistol men’s event: Gold- Iran, Silver- Serbia, Bronze- China
Archery
Mixed team event: Gold- South Korea, Silver- Netherlands, Bronze- Mexico
Weightlifting
Women’s 49kg event: Gold- China, Silver-India, Bronze- Indonesia
Judo
Men’s 60kg event: Gold- Japan, Silver- Chinese Taipei, Bronze- France and Kazakstan
Women’s 48 kg event: Gold- Kosovo, Silver- Japan, Bronze- Ukraine and Mongolia
Fencing
Women’s event: Gold- China, Silver- Romania, Bronze- Estonia
Men’s event- Gold- Hungary, Silver- Italy, Bronze- South Korea
Cycling
Road cycling men’s event: Gold- Ecuador, Silver- Belgium, Bronze- Slovenia
Taekwondo
Men’s 58 kg event: Gold- Italy, Silver- Tunisia, Bronze- South Korea, and ROC
Women’s 49kg event: Gold- Gold-Thailand, Silver- Spain, Bronze- Serbia and Israel
