Rio Olympics 2016 opens US wins the first Gold Medal

The opening ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games was held on Friday, August 5th, 2016 at the Maracana Stadium with 12,000 athletes from 207 national delegations attending. Virginia Thrasher  won the Women’s 10m Air Rifle gold medal, beating Li Du and Yi sling of China, who won the silver and Bronze respectively,