Eunji Kwon (Uljin County Office) won the International Shooting Federation (ISSF) Adult World Cup for the first time in 22 years.
Won the final competition against Norwal Furmil
Eunji Kwon sounded the golden gun at the 2024 ISSF Granada World Cup shooting competition, which ended on the 19th (Korean time).
The process wasn't easy. Eunji Kwon, ranked 3rd in the world, advanced to the finals in 6th place with 631.3 points.
World No. 1 Anna Janssen (Germany), who entered the finals with 1st place (634.1 points), scored a perfect score of 10.9 three times and looked like she was going to win her second World Cup title this year following the last Cairo World Cup, but fell into 3rd place due to a lack of motivation. .
Eunji Kwon and world No. 11 Norwal Permil (Norway) had their final competition.
With two shots remaining, Kwon Eun-ji led Norwal by 0.1 points. However, while Norwal scored 10.2 points, Eunji Kwon scored 10.1 points, and the game returned to square one.
Eunji Kwon smiled at the last step.
Norwal, who shot first, shot 10.6 points, and Kwon Eun-ji scored 10.7 points. Accordingly, Eunji Kwon recorded a final total of 252.2 points, beating Norwall, who shot 252.5 points, and won her first individual gold medal.
It was also precious gold for the Korean women's air rifle. According to the Korea Shooting Federation, it was the first gold medal in 22 years since Seo San-san won it at the Sydney World Cup in April 2002.
Eunji Kwon failed to win her medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, finishing in 7th place individually and 4th place in the mixed race.
After returning to the national team, she participated in two ISSF World Cups and two Grand Prix competitions held this year and reached the finals of both, giving her a green light to the Paris Olympics as a leading player for the Korean women's air rifle.
The last time a Korean women's air rifle team won a medal at the Olympics was Kang Cho-hyun, the 'high school female shooter' at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. It will be interesting to see whether Kwon Eun-ji will once again write a new record for her long-standing record.
Meanwhile, in this year's ISSF Granada World Cup Shooting Competition, 324 athletes from 48 countries participated in the air rifle category, and 12 athletes from Korea, including Kwon Eun-ji, participated in the adult category alone to earn ranking points for the Paris Olympics. 스포츠토토
