Shooting 'tearful 0-point error' emerges; Yang Ji-in eliminated from women's 25m pistol final... Bong Seo-rin finishes 8th in sole final [Toyota]

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• Yang Ji-in, Oh Ye-jin, and Bong Seo-rin win silver medal in team event

Yang Ji-in (Woori Bank), a strong favorite for gold at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya (Japan) Asian Games, failed to medal in the women's 25m pistol individual event.

On the 28th, Yang scored 575 points (27 Xs) in the main round held at Toyota General Shooting Range in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, finishing 17th overall.

Yang had topped this event at the 2024 Paris Olympics, raising high expectations for gold at this tournament. Her hopes grew further after she led the preliminary round of the 25m pistol with 292 points (11 Xs) the day before.

However, during today's rapid-fire round, her 21st shot was delayed, resulting in a massive setback: a 0-point penalty. Unable to overcome this error, she remained in 17th place and failed to advance to the individual final. She could not hold back tears from such a heartbreaking mistake.

Oh Ye-jin (IBK Industrial Bank of Korea), who won gold in the 10m air pistol at the 2024 Paris Olympics alongside Yang, also finished 10th in the individual preliminary round with 579 points (14 Xs) and missed out on advancing to the final.

Instead, "eldest sister" Bong Seo-rin (Gwangju City Sports Council) shot 289 points in the first round and 292 in the rapid-fire round, totaling 581 points (14 Xs) to finish 7th overall — the only Korean athlete to qualify for the final.

Thanks to Bong's performance that compensated for Yang's 0-point error, the Yeo Ja (CEO) team secured a silver medal in the team event ahead of schedule.

Bong then became the sole Korean representative in the final at 2:15 p.m. local time today, aiming for Korea's first-ever gold medal in this event. The best previous result was a silver medal by Boo Soon-hee at the 1994 Hiroshima (Japan) Games.

However, Bong hit only 3 of 5 targets in Stage 1 Series 1, and managed just 2 hits each in Series 2 and Series 3.

Starting Stage 2 Series 1 from the bottom position, she hit 4 targets but remained last among eight competitors and was eliminated first.

The women's 25m pistol individual event proceeded with shooters firing five shots at a time; after each round, the lowest-scoring shooter was eliminated in order.

Xiao Zaruixuan (China) won gold, while Esha Singh (India) and Kim Hyun-sook (North Korea) claimed silver and bronze, respectively.

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