From The Associated Press we find the following news-BEIJING (AP) — And the first gold medal of the 2008 Beijing Olympics goes to ... Katerina Emmons of the Czech Republic.It should look great in her Colorado Springs, Colo., trophy case.Emmons is the wife of American shooter Matt Emmons and the couple lives in the hometown of USA Shooting. They hooked up at the last Olympics, when her last name was Kurkova and she won bronze in this event.This time, she was a bit of a surprise winner over favorite Du Li of China, the reigning gold medalist who was aiming for the first gold to stay in the host country. With the Americans and Chinese expected to battle it out for the most golds, remember this victory by a U.S. resident if the race is close.Actually, China already leads 1-0. Weightlifter Chen Xiexia won the second event, even setting Olympic records in the clean and jerk and for total score.With Emmons also setting an Olympic record, the 2008 Summer Games are already leaving a mark.Five more golds were to be awarded Saturday, although all later in the day: men's 10-meter air pistol, cycling's men's road race, judo's women's 106 pounds and men's 132, and women's individual saber in fencing, an event that could feature a U.S. sweep.Meanwhile, the games began — or were to begin — in 13 other sports Saturday, including Michael Phelps diving in for preliminary heats in the 400 individual medley.___ShootingEmmons was on target from the start, shooting a perfect 400 in qualifying then finishing with an Olympic record of 503.5.Lioubov Galkina of Russia won the silver and Snjezana Pejcic of Croatia took the bronze. Jamie Beyerle of Lebanon, Pa., finished fourth.Du was greeted with a roar from the fans in the upper balcony of the shooting range when she came out for the final. Overwhelmed, she followed with a misfire."I wasn't fully prepared for the pressure of competing at home," Du said.At the Emmons home, there could be several medals from these games. Katerina still has the three-position rifle event, while hubby Matt will compete in both prone and three-position rifle."I did my part," she said.First Chinese gold medalist in Beijing Olympic 2008Weightlifter Chen Xiexia won China's first gold medal of the Beijing Olympics on Saturday, in the women's 48-kilogram category.The 25-year-old world champion broke two Olympic records in the process, lifting 117 kg in the clean and jerk, and finishing with a total score of 212 kg.The early first gold for the host nation came after a lavish opening ceremony, which was overshadowed in international media by fighting between Georgian and Russian troops in Georgia's separatist republic of South Ossetia.The International Olympic Committee voiced regret on Saturday that the traditional Olympic truce had been broken, and called on the sides to resolve the conflict through dialogue.China had been expected to win its first gold medal in the women's 10-meter air rifle competition, in which Du Li was the favorite. However, she finished fifth, leaving Katerina Emmons of the Czech Republic to claim the first gold medal of the games.