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Photos: Slovakia's Veronika Vadovicova wins first Beijing Paralympic gold

Updated:2008-09-07 12:49:31
Photos: Slovakia's Veronika Vadovicova wins first Beijing Paralympic gold
(L-R)Manuela Schmermund, Veronika Vadovicova and Nilda Gomez Lopez (Photo credit: Zhang Yu)

Slovakia's Veronika Vadovicova won the first gold medal of the Beijing Paralympics, in the Women's 10 meter Air Rifle Standing SH1, on Sunday, September 7.

Germany's Manuela Schmermund scored 490.2 points for the silver medal with the bronze going to Nilda Gomez Lopez of Puerto Rico who scored 489.2.
Photos: Slovakia's Veronika Vadovicova wins first Beijing Paralympic gold
Veronika Vadovicova kisses her gold medal. (Photo credit: Andrew Wong/Getty Images)
Photos: Slovakia's Veronika Vadovicova wins first Beijing Paralympic gold
Athletes compete. (Photo credit: Zhang Yu)
Photos: Slovakia's Veronika Vadovicova wins first Beijing Paralympic gold
Manuela Schmermund competes. (Photo credit: Zhang Yu)
Photos: Slovakia's Veronika Vadovicova wins first Beijing Paralympic gold
Veronika Vadovicova and Manuela Schmermund hug. (Photo credit: Zhang Yu)
Photos: Slovakia's Veronika Vadovicova wins first Beijing Paralympic gold
Veronika Vadovicova competes in the final. (Photo credit: Xinhua)
Photos: Slovakia's Veronika Vadovicova wins first Beijing Paralympic gold
Veronika Vadovicova competes in the final. (Photo credit: Xinhua)
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