(Asiad) Choo Ga-eun captures gold in women's 10m air pistol shooting
NAGOYA, Japan, Sept. 23 (Yonhap) -- Choo Ga-eun was on target for the gold medal...
NAGOYA, Japan, Sept. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korean shooter Choo Ga-eun clinched the gold medal in the women's 10-meter air pistol event at the Asian Games, marking her debut in the competition. She secured a new Asian record of 246.3 points, outperforming China's Shen Yijao, who placed second with 241.3 points. Jiang Ranxin of China rounded out the podium with 221.6 points.
Choo shattered the previous Asian record of 245.3 points set by Yukari Konishi of Japan in 2017, and also set an Asian Games competition record with 582 points in the qualification round. Earlier, Choo played a pivotal role in South Korea's silver medal win in the team event, contributing to a combined score based on three shooters per country.
Although Choo was just 0.7 points short of breaking the world record in the final, she etched her name in the annals of Asian Games history with her remarkable performance.
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