Source: bleacherreport.com - Sunday, August 07, 2016 Sunday marked the second full day of competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, and medals were up for grabs in a wide array of sports. Shooting, cycling, weightlifting, diving, judo, archery, fencing and swimming were all scheduled to hand out hardware during an action-packed day that featured events across the country of Brazil. The United States, Japan and China entered Sunday tied atop the medal standings with five apiece. As Sunday's competitions continue to play out, here is an updated look at the standings followed by recaps of each medal event. Women's Shooting China continued its dominance in the women's 10-meter air pistol Sunday, as Mengxue Zhang captured gold with an Olympic final record total of 199.4 points. She beat out Russia's Vitalina Batsarashkina by just over two points. Greece's Anna Korakaki took bronze in a distant third. CCTV News provided a photo of Zhang during her golden moment: With the victory, Zhang clinched the third consecutive Olympic gold for China in the event. Guo Wenjun won the previous two, but she failed to qualify for Sunday's final. Zhang also captured the first gold medal of the 2016 Olympic Games for China and gave it the overall lead in the medal count. Follow @MikeChiari on Twitter. All Related
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