Yang Ji-in secured the top position in the women's 25m pistol preliminary round. The South Korean team, consisting of Yang Ji-in, Oh Ye-jin, and Bong Seo-rin, also ranked first in the team event, enhancing their chances for a gold medal.
On September 27, at the Aichi Prefectural Comprehensive Shooting Range in Japan, Yang recorded a score of 292 points (with 11 Xs) to lead the competition. Oh Ye-jin scored 289 points (with 15 Xs), placing eighth, while Bong Seo-rin also scored 289 points (with 8 Xs), finishing in twelfth. The combined score of the three athletes totaled 870 points (with 34 Xs), putting South Korea two points ahead of China, which scored 868 points (with 33 Xs). The team event rankings are determined solely by the preliminary scores without a separate final round.
The women's 25m pistol event consists of a total of 60 shots, combining 30 shots in precision and 30 in rapid fire, with the rapid fire segment scheduled for September 28. Yang, the reigning champion in the individual event from the 2024 Paris Olympics, previously won bronze medals in both individual and team events at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games. Oh Ye-jin earned a silver medal in the women's 10m air pistol team event at this competition and also won a gold medal in the same event at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
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