(Asiad) Olympic pistol champion targets 1st Asian Games gold
NAGOYA, Japan, Sept. 28 (Yonhap) -- The reigning Olympic pistol shooting champio...
Reigning Olympic pistol shooting champion Yang Ji-in will aim for her first Asian Games gold medal in the women's 25-meter pistol event at the upcoming Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in Japan. Yang, who won bronze medals in both the individual and team events at the 2023 Asian Games, also secured the individual gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
She will compete alongside Oh Ye-jin, who won the 2024 Olympic gold in the 10m air pistol event and is also participating in the 25m event in Japan. Meanwhile, South Korea's men's weightlifter Won Jong-beom, who finished sixth in the 95-kilogram event at the 2021 Asian Games, will also be targeting his first gold medal in the men's 95-kilogram category.
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