CHATEAUROUX, France :Adriana Ruano Oliva became Guatemala's first Olympic champion after the accidental shooter won the women's trap event of the Paris Games on Wednesday.
Paris 2024 Olympics - Shooting - Trap Women's Final - Chateauroux Shooting Centre, Deols, France - July 31, 2024. Silver medallist Silvana Maria Stanco of Italy, Gold medallist Adriana Ruano Oliva of Guatemala, and Bronze medallist Penny Smith of Australia celebrate REUTERS/Amr AlfikyCHATEAUROUX, France :Adriana Ruano Oliva became Guatemala's first Olympic champion after the accidental shooter won the women's trap event of the Paris Games on Wednesday.
Italy's Silvana Stanco hit five fewer targets to claim the silver, while Australia's Penny Smith struck 32 out of 40 to win bronze. "It was only when I started viewing and visiting shooting events that I thought it would be possible to represent Guatemala in Olympics Games.It has been an incredible 24 hours for Guatemala, which had just one Olympic medal heading into Paris.
The Rafael Nadal fan got off to a strong start and was flawless until her 17th shot when she missed her first target.
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