Oh Ye-Jin keeps her promise to her mom: ‘I’ll hang a medal for you’

“Have you seen my mom?”

Oh Ye-jin said after winning South Korea’s first gold medal in shooting at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

Oh shot a score of 243.2 points in the women’s 10-meter air pistol final at the Chateauroux Shooting Center in France on Monday (Aug. 28) at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

Oh won the gold medal by 1.9 points, edging out teammate Kim Ye-ji (241.3). Oh’s score of 243.2 is a new Olympic record, 2.9 points higher than the previous mark (240.3).

Oh became the first South Korean athlete to win Olympic gold in women’s 10-meter air pistol.

On the day, Oh took the lead from the first series and looked like a medal favorite. She briefly lost the lead to Kim Ye-ji, but she maintained her lead and won the gold medal after a tense battle with Kim. When the gold medal was confirmed, Oh burst into tears of emotion.

“It still doesn’t feel real,” she said in a post-competition interview. I feel like I’m still in the stadium, and I feel like I’m shooting a gun. I think it will be realized later.” ”When I fired the last shot, my muzzle was shaking. The shot went off well and the muzzle stayed 파워볼사이트 still, so I thought, ‘That’s it,’” she said of her gold medal.

Oh had raised expectations by placing second in qualifying the day before. But no one expected the first-time Olympian to do so well in the final, setting an Olympic record.

But when asked if she thought she could do well, Oh said, “Of course. I thought I would do well,” she said confidently. As for the Olympic record, she said, “I knew it when I finished.”

The highlight of the day was the battle between Oh Ye-jin and Kim Ye-ji as the Koreans secured gold and silver medals. Oh Ye-jin, who was in first place, stayed focused until the very end to secure the top spot and claim the gold medal. “I think I shot more confidently because we were on the same team,” Oh explained.

“I think my mom is crying right now. I haven’t called her yet, but she said, ‘Good job. You worked hard. Congratulations,’” he said, adding, ”You see mom, I told her I would put the medal around your neck.”

He also talked about his routine of eating sweet and sour. “I don’t know how it started. I always liked it, but when I ate it and competed, I felt like I was doing well, so I kept eating it.” ‘Today I ate sweet and sour lemon flavor,’ he said.

Finally, Oh said, “It’s my first Olympics, but I think I was able to show my full potential. I think this result came about because I worked hard as much as you supported me. Thank you for your support,” and vowed, ”I will continue to be a confident and good athlete.”