'Disappointing Second Half Concentration'Shooting Kim Jung-nam Wins 2nd 銅

Sep 03, 2024

Kim Jong-nam won the bronze medal in the final round of the P1 mixed 25-meter pistol SH1 at the 2024 Paris Paralympics at Chatoru Shooting Center in France on the night of the 2nd (Korea time). Kim Jung-nam smiles brightly while holding a medal. Presented by the Korea Sports Council for the Disabled

Kim Jong-nam won the bronze medal in the final round of the P1 mixed 25-meter pistol SH1 at the 2024 Paris Paralympics at Chatoru Shooting Center in France on the night of the 2nd (Korea time). Kim Jung-nam poses with the gold and silver medalists who competed for medals and takes a commemorative photo. Presented by the Korea Sports Council for the Disabled

"If I had controlled the ups and downs of my emotions a little more..."

Another medal was born in shooting in South Korea, which has been revived as a ' Paralympic filial sport' after a long recession. Kim Jung-nam (46, BDH Paras) won the bronze medal in the P1 mixed 25-meter pistol SH1. Veteran Park Se-kyun (53, good guys), a two-time gold medalist in shooting at the 2012 London Paralympics, also tried to win a medal in the final, but ended up finishing seventh.

Kim Jung-nam scored 24 points in the final round of the 25-meter mixed P1 pistol SH1 at the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games held at the Chatoru Shooting Center in France on the night of the 2nd (Korea time), ranking third after Yang Chao (30 points from China) and Gong Qian Xiao (28 points from the United States). Kim earned his seventh bronze medal to the South Korean team. It is the fifth medal in shooting. Earlier, Cho Jung-doo and Park Jin-ho hit the gold medal, while Lee Yun-ri won the silver medal, Seo Hoon-tae, won the bronze medal.

The 25-meter mixed Paralympic shooting pistol is a complete and sudden death, which determines eight finalists through the preliminary and final rounds, and then the final round is completed in a sudden death manner. Each player will play 10 series of 5 shots, and one player with the lowest score will be eliminated from the fourth series. In each series, only one point will be given to 'hit (10.2 or higher)' one out of five shots.

Kim Jung-nam passed the finals with 579 points, raising expectations for a medal. If the pace of the finals was maintained, it was worth aiming for the gold medal. Park Se-kyun advanced to the final in fifth place (572 points).

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Until the second series, Kim tied for second place with five points. Park Se-kyun came in fourth with three points. However, in the fourth series, Kim Jung-nam ended up with only one point, ranking third with a total of nine points. Park Se-kyun came in sixth with eight points and went down to the risk of elimination. Fortunately, Kim Jung-nam earned four points in the 5th series and climbed back to second place. However, Park Se-kyun was eliminated with only two points. Finished in 7th place.

Kim Jung-nam also maintained his silver medal by adding three points in the sixth series. 1 point difference from the first place Yang Chao. It's an interval where you can expect a turnaround. However, while Kim Jung-nam scored 3 points in the 7th series, Yang Chao, the first-place player, and Kikkong Xiao, the joint second-place player, ran away with 5 points and 4 points, respectively. This was the place to win. Kim Jung-nam's composure collapsed.

Kim Jung-nam had to come from behind in the 8th series, but Kim Jung-nam only scored two points. In the end, he finished the final in the eight series, one point short of second place with a total of 24 points. He was third in the final standings.

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Was he under the pressure of 'first Paralympics'. Kim Jung-nam `prepared for the gold medal with the goal. I hope (the medal) will be happy, but I'm not as happy as " I know that shooting is not as good as I want. As expected, the beginning is important. I thought let's just keep the basics. It's not a gold medal, but it's still a bronze medal. I will try to reach the silver medal in the next competition and the gold medal in the next competition." It means that his performance was insufficient.

Kim Jung-nam said "I won the bronze medal, but I'm still not good enough. I have to prepare again. I think shooting is an event that looks for me. Everyone wants to shoot 10 points, but it's not up to you. So I tried to get back to basics. While doing that, you have to 'Odoro' to me for 10 points. In the process, he said 'How I feel about cleaning up the road.' While shooting, I also became very calm and emotional. "

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