“It’s my first time in Japan and at the Games, so to have my best friend there with me is really comforting, especially when the competition and chaos begins,” said Henry Leverett.
Cool and collected, Shaner garnered the first U.S. medal for shooting this year in Tokyo. This is the first time the U.S. has won Olympic gold in the men's 10-meter air rifle event.
On her way to the silver, Browning had 19 consecutive target hits in the final. The bronze went to Alessandra Perilli of San Marino, the first medal ever won for the small country.
The United States is once again a lock to top the medal table at the Summer Olympics, according to Gracenote Sports. This would mark the seventh Summer Games in a row where Team USA has been at the top of the medal leaderboard.
The 2020 Tokyo Olympics are just around the corner. “I will not sit back any longer without doing everything I can to make sure our athletes have the resources they need to go about raising our flag at international competition,” says USA Shooting Board Chairman Chad Whittenburg