the first day of the Olympics

 

The first day of the Olympic Games in London, brought the first gold medal of the Russian team. She won a judo Arsen Galstyan, who in the final of the competition in the weight category up to 60 kilograms defeated Japanese Hiroaki Hiraoka.
Well made and our beach volleyball Anastasia and Anna Vasina Vozakova. With the score 2-1, they beat the Chinese women Seyu Chen and Zhang Xi - Bronze medalist in Beijing. Observers considered this unexpected victory, but lost the Chinese women have complained of bad luck. On Monday, Russian athletes will continue to fight - they will meet with the Greek couple.The first was won by Russian handball, defeating a team from Angola with a score of 30:27. A women's team defeated Russia in volleyball Englishwomen dry - 3:0. It is not easy got a victory over Team Canada to our basketball players, however due - 58:53.Pleased the fans and tennis. Vera Zvonareva beat Sofia Arvidson from Sweden. In the doubles, and Ekaterina Makarova beat Elena Vesnina and Anastasia Jamila Gaydonosovu Rodinovu acting for Australia, and Maria Kirilenko and Nadia Petrova defeated Claudia Jans and Alicia Rosolski from Poland.For the success of our athletes watched by President Dmitry Medvedev. First, he rejoiced in his victories Twitter, and then visited the Olympic Village in London of Russian athletes. There, he personally congratulated the volleyball team with a victory.There were in this day and without distress: the tennis player Mikhail Youzhny defeated Frenchman Julien Benneteau on and dropped out of a single tournament.

Meanwhile, the leader in the number of awards on the first day was China: Athletes from the Middle Kingdom won four gold and two bronze medals.No less an event discussed the first day of the Olympics opening ceremony began, and Games. Delivered Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle grand three-hour show, which included all the British celebrities, impressed the whole world.