'Sniper for Girls' Ban Hyo-jin goes to the final round of the shooting 女 10m air rifle preliminaries! Geum Bo-hyun is in 9th place

Jul 28, 2024

'Sniper for Girls' Ban Hyo-jin goes to the final round of the shooting 女 10m air rifle preliminaries! Geum Bo-hyun is in 9th place
◇photo courtesy of the Korea Shooting Federation
'A high school student sniper'Ban Hyo-jin (Daegu High School) has advanced to the final round of the women's 10-meter air rifle shooting at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

In the preliminary round of the competition held at Chatoru Shooting Range in France on the 28th (Korea time), Ban Hyo-jin ranked first overall with 634.5 points to secure a place in the final round given to the top eight.

The preliminary round, in which 44 players participated, was held in such a way that the top eight players were qualified to play in the final round with a combined record of 60 shots (10.9 points per shot).

'Sniper for Girls' Ban Hyo-jin goes to the final round of the shooting 女 10m air rifle preliminaries! Geum Bo-hyun is in 9th place
◇photo courtesy of the Korea Shooting Federation
Ban Hyo-jin, who came in second with 106.2 points in the first series, scored 105.7 points in the second series and remained at the top with 104.8 points in the third series. Ban Hyo-jin, who led the series with 106.6 points, the highest in the fourth series, succeeded in maintaining the top spot with 105.9 points in the fifth series, and eventually finished the sixth series stably and succeeded in the final round as No. 1 overall.

It was only three years ago that Ban Hyo-jin grabbed the gun. In July 2021, when I was attending Dongwon Middle School in Daegu, I started working out at the recommendation of a friend who was a shooter. Ban Hyo-jin, who debuted in second place in the boy's team event that year, later stood out at domestic and international competitions and succeeded in setting the national flag. At the first Olympics in his life, he proudly advanced to the finals as No. 1 in the preliminary round in the midst of strong players.

'Sniper for Girls' Ban Hyo-jin goes to the final round of the shooting 女 10m air rifle preliminaries! Geum Bo-hyun is in 9th place
◇photo courtesy of the Korea Shooting Federation
On the 27th, Ban Ki-hyun (Gyeonggi Provincial Office), who succeeded in winning the first medal for the Korean team by collaborating with Park Ha-joon for a silver medal in the air rifle mix, ranked ninth with 630.9 points.





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