Kim Ji-eun of IBK Industrial Bank has advanced to the final of the women's 50m rifle 3 positions event at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.
On September 26, at the shooting range in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, Kim scored 588 points (with 28 Xs) in the individual qualifying round, placing 7th among 45 competitors.
She will compete for a medal in the final, which features the top 8 shooters.
Historically, Korean shooting has won 1 silver and 2 bronze medals in this event at the Asian Games, but has yet to secure a gold medal.
In the team event, the combined scores of the three shooters resulted in a total of 1749 points, placing Korea 6th out of 11 teams and failing to reach the podium.
Kim Bo-kyung from Changwon City Hall finished 25th with a score of 581 points (30 Xs), while Oh Se-hee from Chungbuk Health Science University placed 29th with 580 points (25 Xs).
The gold medal in the team event was claimed by China with 1773 points, followed by India with 1763 points for silver and Kazakhstan with 1754 points for bronze.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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