Seungwoo Jeong (KT) finished in 7th place in the men's 50m rifle 3 positions individual event at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.
On September 25, Jeong competed in the finals held at the Aichi Prefectural Comprehensive Shooting Range but did not reach the medal positions, ending in 7th place.
Earlier in the qualifying round, he scored 592 points, securing 2nd place overall and becoming the only South Korean athlete to advance to the finals, where he aimed for a medal but fell short.
His teammates, Seonghyeon Park (Changwon City Hall) and Hyunjoon Kwon (Seosan City Hall), finished 17th with 580 points and 19th with 579 points, respectively, failing to qualify for the finals.
Meanwhile, in the men's 50m rifle 3 positions team event held on the same day, South Korea won the bronze medal. The combined score of Jeong, Park, and Kwon totaled 1751 points, placing them 3rd behind China (1766 points) and India (1762 points).
South Korea edged out Japan, which scored 1750 points, by just one point to secure the bronze medal. This marks the second consecutive bronze medal in this event, following the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games.
The 50m rifle 3 positions event involves shooting at targets from three different positions: kneeling, prone, and standing, all from a distance of 50 meters.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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