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The Korean national team participated in the individual and team events in the shooting event at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.
(Toyota [Japan] = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Dong-han = Kim Ji-eun (IBK Industrial Bank of Korea) scored 10 points on all of her last five shots and dramatically advanced to the finals of the women's 50m rifle 3-position individual shooting event at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.
Kim Ji-eun recorded 588 points (28 EXTENS) in the individual finals and team competition held at the Aichi Prefecture Shooting Range in Japan on the 26th, ranking 7th out of 45 people.
Kim Ji-eun, who scored 196 points in the knee and 198 points in the copy, added 194 points in the entrance exam.
Their concentration shined at the last moment when it was decided whether they would advance to the finals or not.
Ji-eun Kim was in a situation where she had to score 10 points with five shots remaining in the final series to advance to the finals.
However, he made it to the finals by scoring all five shots for 10 points.
If Kim Ji-eun had shot at least 9 points, her total score would be 587 points, and she would have to compare the number of X-10s with 4 competitors who had the same score.
Kim Ji-eun (28) had fewer Extens than two of the four people and had the same number as one, so she could have been pushed down to 10th place overall and failed to advance to the finals.
Ji-eun Kim will challenge for a medal in the finals where the top eight players will participate this afternoon.
Kim Bo-kyung (Changwon Special City Hall), who also participated, ranked 25th with 581 points (30 EXTENS).
Oh Se-hee (Chungbuk University of Health Sciences), ranked 13th in the world, finished in 29th place with 580 points (25 EXTENS).
In the team competition where the final scores of the three players were added up, Korea failed to win as it ranked 6th out of 11 teams with 1,749 points.
China won the gold medal with 1,773 points, while India (1,763 points) and Kazakhstan (1,754 points) won silver and bronze medals, respectively.
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