Olympic 'main character' Kim Ye-ji to take a break from shooting

Olympic silver medalist sport shooter and internet icon Kim Ye-ji announced Wednesday that she would be taking a break from the sport, terminating her contract with her current team to spend more time with her family.

2024-11-07

Park Jin-ho wins another gold in men's rifle

Sport shooter Park Jin-ho won the men’s 50-meter rifle 3 positions SH1 final at the 2024 Paris Paralympics on Tuesday to claim his second gold medal at the tournament, becoming the first Korean athlete to secure two golds at the Games

2024-09-04

Korea win 10 medals in first few days of Paris Paralympics

There may have only been three days of action so far at the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games, but Team Korea have already brought their medal count up to double digits as of press time Sunday.

2024-09-01

'I'm the discount version of Kim Ye-ji and that's pushing it': Training like a Korean sport shooter

A Korea JoongAng Daily sports reporter tries her hand at the coldest sport of the Summer Olympics at the firing range with a former Korean university shooting team athlete.

2024-08-20

Korea fall short in skeet mixed team, ending Olympics with 6 shooting medals

Jang Kook-hee and Kim Min-su failed to make the medal round of the skeet mixed team event Monday, finishing the qualification round in the middle of the pack and out of a spot in either the bronze or gold medal match.

2024-08-05

Korean shooter Cho Yeong-jae takes silver in 25m rapid fire pistol

Cho shot 25 for silver, becoming the first Korean to medal in the event at the Olympics.

2024-08-05

Korean shooter Jang Kook-hee misses cut for women's skeet final

Jang scored 115 points over five qualifying rounds at the Chateauroux Shooting Centre in Chateauroux, France, finishing 21st in a pool of 29.

2024-08-04

Calm and collected Kim Ye-ji crashes out of women's 25-meter pistol qualifiers

Korean shooter Kim Ye-ji failed to qualify for the 25-meter women’s final at the Paris Olympics Friday after missing the timing on one of her shots during the rapid round to finish in 27th place out of 40

2024-08-02

Kim Ye-ji is a mood. Her fame is new, but her style isn’t.

Kim Ye-ji is a mood. The 31-year-old Korean sport shooter with the blacked-out glasses and ice-cold composure is one of the biggest stars of the 2024 Paris Olympics, and a look back at her career shows that main character energy has always been there

2024-08-01

Who is Yusuf Dikec, the Turkish shooter who went viral at the 2024 Olympics?

Turkish pistol shooter Yusuf Dikec has gone viral on social media for his seemingly casual attitude while shooting his way to a silver medal at the 2024 Olympics — alongside Korea's Kim Ye-ji.