The South Korean men's air rifle team secured a bronze medal in the team event.
Led by 2024 Paris Olympic silver medalist Park Ha-jun, the team, which also included Shin Min-ki and Kwon Hyup-jun, recorded a score of 1884.2 points in the men's 10m air rifle team event at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games held at the Aichi Prefectural Comprehensive Shooting Range in Japan on the 21st. This marks the second consecutive tournament in which they have won a medal, following a silver in the previous competition.
The team event ranks competitors based on the combined scores of the three members in the individual qualifiers. Park Ha-jun scored 631.4 points, placing fourth, while Shin Min-ki scored 629.2 points, finishing ninth, both qualifying for the finals. Shin Min-ki advanced to the finals despite three Chinese competitors finishing in the top eight, as only two athletes per country can qualify for the finals. Kwon Hyup-jun, with a score of 623.6 points, did not qualify for the finals but contributed to the team's bronze medal effort with his 28th place finish in the qualifiers.
China took first place with a score of 1899.0 points, setting a new world record and reaffirming its status as a shooting powerhouse. India claimed the silver medal with a score of 1890.1 points.
This achievement marks the second consecutive day that South Korean shooting has reached the podium. The previous day, gold medalist from the Paris Olympics, Ban Hyo-jin, won a bronze medal in the individual air rifle event.
Park Ha-jun and Shin Min-ki will compete in the finals later this afternoon, aiming for additional medals.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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