'Hanse University Yangji India Pistol 25m!' Shooting 3rd - South Korea 8th Gold Medal!

Aug 03, 2024

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'Hanse University' Yang Ji-in (21) hit his third gold medal in shooting.

Yang Ji-in won the gold medal in the 25-meter final of the shooting pistol at the 2024 Paris Olympics held at the Chatoru Shooting Center in France on the 3rd (Korea time).

It is the eighth gold medal of the Korean team at this year's event, the third gold medal in shooting at the Paris Olympics after Oh Ye-jin (IBK Industrial Bank) and Ban Hyo-jin (Daegu High School) of the women's air rifle. Yang Ji-in won the gold medal in this event for the first time in 12 years since Kim Jang-mi in the 2012 London Olympics. The 25-meter pistol has become a representative sport in South Korea's shooting, with Yang Ji-in winning a medal for two consecutive events following the silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics.

Korean shooting is the most beneficial event in the Paris Olympics. Following Kim Ye-ji (Imsil County Office) and Park Ha-joon (KT) and Geum Ji-hyun (Gyeonggi Province Office), who won three gold medals and two silver medals in the women's air pistol mixed silver medal.

Twelve years ago, he won three gold medals and two silver medals at the 2012 London Games.

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'Hanse University Yangji India Pistol 25m!' Shooting 3rd - South Korea 8th Gold Medal!

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