PA Bill Number: SB315
Title: Amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), entitled "An act relating to the public school system, including certain provisions applicable as ...
Description: Amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), entitled "An act relating to the public school system, including certain provisions applic ...
Last Action: Re-reported on concurrence, as amended
Last Action Date: Nov 11, 2025
American shooter brings home first gold :: 08/06/2016
American shooter Ginny Thrasher won the first gold medal of the Rio Olympics, pulling off an upset in the women’s 10-meter air rifle event Saturday morning, USA Today reports.
Ginny Thrasher celebrates winning the gold medal in the 10-meter air rifle competition at Olympic Shooting Centre on Aug 6. (Photo: USA Today)
Thrasher, 19, beat silver medalist Du Li of China in the final round with a total of 208, setting an Olympic record in the finals. Du finished with 207.
The West Virginia native, Thrasher, is an NCAA champion competing in her first Olympics. She wasn’t the favorite going in as Du won gold in 2004.
Serbian shooter Andrea Arsovic is ranked No. 1 in the world and failed to advance to the final. Yi won Olympic gold in the 2012 London Games.
http://www.guns.com/2016/08/06/american-shooter-brings-home-first-gold/
