Hoang Xuan Vinh won Vietnam's first Olympic gold medal with his last shot to deny Rio Games hosts Brazil an opening day title on Saturday Aug 06,2016
Vinh, 41, fell into the arms of his coaches after his near-perfect final shot in the men's 10m air pistol.
He duelled with Sao Paulo-born Felipe Almeida Wu who had taken the lead after the penultimate shot.
The Vietnamese military man claimed the title with a total points haul of 202.5. Crowd favourite Wu, almost 20 years his junior, took silver only .3 adrift.
Bronze went to Pang Wei while South Korean defending champion Jin Jongoh trailed in fifth
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