Kazakhstan pair Alexandra Le and Islam Satpayev won the first medal of the Paris Olympic Games on Saturday.
Le and Islam Satpayev claimed an upset bronze in the 10-metre mixed team air rifle event.
It is the country’s first Olympic medal in shooting since Atlanta 1996.
They cruised to victory over Germany’s Maximilian Ulbrich and Anna Janssen, outscoring their opponents 17-5 at Chateauroux.
Janssen, ranked world number one in the event, and Ulbrich, the world No.19, had been favourites to prevail against Le and Satpayev, ranked 33rd and 95th in the world respectively.
