'Unofficial world record achieved': Oh Se-hee sets new Korean, Junior, and University Division records in women's 50m rifle three positions

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At the 6th General Hong Beom-do Cup National Shooting Competition, a shooter emerged who simultaneously set a Korean national record, a Junior record, and a University Division record, while also achieving an 'unofficial world record.'

According to the Korea Shooting Federation on the 8th, Oh Se-hee (Chungbuk Health Science University) scored 364.3 points in the women's university division 50m rifle three positions finals held at Cheongju Comprehensive Shooting Range. The 50m rifle three positions event requires competitors to complete all three positions: prone (kneeling), prone (lying down), and standing (standing).

Oh Se-hee's record today is one point higher than the 363.3 points set by Germany's Stark Nelle at the European Championships on May 8, which stands as the official ISSF (International Shooting Sport Federation) world record. However, since this competition was not an ISSF international event, Oh Se-hee's record today was not recognized as an official world record.

Instead, Oh Se-hee broke the previous Korean national record of 362.8 points set by Kim Ji-eun (IBK Industrial Bank of Korea) last month by 1.5 points, while simultaneously setting new Junior and University Division records.

Kim Ji-eun's record had surpassed the Korean record of 362.7 points that Oh Se-hee had set during the first Asian Games national team selection trials, but Oh Se-hee updated the Korean record with her own name just one month later.

Through the federation, Oh Se-hee stated, "Rather than thinking about defeating opponents, I focused on beating the record I had previously set, taking one shot at a time." She added, "I was extremely happy the moment the record was broken. Upon learning that my score was just one point away from the world record, I realized I need to shoot even higher at world competitions."

Kang Yeon-sool, president of the Korea Shooting Federation, remarked, "It is a very meaningful event that a record surpassing the world's highest level was achieved at a competition honoring the spirit of General Hong Beom-do, who led the independence war." He further expressed, "We look forward to seeing her challenge for an official world record on the international stage in the future."

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