Kazakhstan Win First Medal Of Olympics With Bronze In 10m Mixed Team Shooting
Kazakhstan’s Alexandra Le and Kazakhstan’s Islam Satpayev (R) compete in the shooting 10m air rifle mixed team Bronze Medal during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Chateauroux Shooting Centre on July 27, 2024. (Photo by Alain JOCARD / AFP)
On Saturday, Kazakhstan’s Alexandra Le and Islam Satpayev earned their first Olympic medal with an upset bronze in the 10-metre mixed team air rifle event.
Le and Satpayev defeated Germany’s Maximilian Ulbrich and Anna Janssen 17-5 at Chateauroux.
Janssen, the world number one in the event, and Ulbrich, the world number 19, were favourites to defeat Le and Satpayev, who were ranked 33rd and 95th, respectively.
Kazakhstan’s Alexandra Le and Kazakhstan’s Islam Satpayev compete in the shooting 10m air rifle mixed team Bronze Medal during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Chateauroux Shooting Centre on July 27, 2024. (Photo by Alain JOCARD / AFP)Kazakhstan’s Alexandra Le and Kazakhstan’s Islam Satpayev (R) compete in the shooting 10m air rifle mixed team Bronze Medal during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Chateauroux Shooting Centre on July 27, 2024. (Photo by Alain JOCARD / AFP)
