Kim Ji-in wins Asian Games bronze in Japan — Korea Herald

South Korean athlete Kim Ji-in won a bronze medal in the women’s 50-metre rifle three positions event at the Aichi–Nagoya Asian Games in the Japanese city of Toyota. She scored 348.4 points in the final, Korea Herald reports.

Final results

China’s Han Jiayu won gold with 359 points, setting an Asian record. Another Chinese athlete, Zhang Liyuan, took silver, finishing 0.2 points behind the winner.

Kim’s bronze became South Korea’s ninth medal in shooting events at these competitions. It was also the country’s first medal in the women’s 50-metre rifle three positions event since Jeong Mi-ra’s silver in 2014.

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How the final unfolded

Eight shooters competed in the final. They fired 10 shots each from the kneeling and prone positions within a 22-minute limit before moving on to the standing position. After the first 10 shots in this position, the two competitors with the lowest scores were eliminated, with further eliminations taking place after each shot.

Kim scored 103.3 points in the kneeling series, posting the second-best result, and added 103 points in the prone position. Before the standing stage, she was in second place with 206.3 points, 0.2 points behind Zhang.

After the first five standing shots, the Korean dropped to fifth place with 256.3 points, but moved up to fourth after the next five shots. A 10.5-point shot allowed her to overtake India’s Tilottama Sen, who was eliminated, and secure at least a bronze medal. In the battle for silver, Kim scored 10.3 points but remained third.