When Kim Ye-ji first tried shooting at age 12 she could not lift the gun. Now, she is the world's most internet-famous Olympic shooter. Kim, 32, won silver in the women's 10m air pistol at this summer's Paris Olympics. She tells AFP that she fell into her sport by accident.
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00:00I went to the stadium during gym class,
00:08and the gym instructor was the shooting coach.
00:19and the gym instructor was the shooting coach.
00:29I was the shooting coach.
00:31When I was in middle school,
00:36the shooting coach told me to raise my hand if I wanted to shoot,
00:40but no one did.
00:42So the coach told me to come out a few times,
00:46and I went to the shooting range for the first time.
00:49That's how I started.
00:52When I was in the club,
00:55I didn't have a clear goal.
01:00But when I went to the shooting range,
01:04my sisters and brothers prepared for the game,
01:08and we all worked hard together
01:14with the goal of winning the game.
01:19I wanted to win the game.
01:22At that time, I couldn't even hold a gun with one hand.
01:27I weighed less than 30kg when I was in middle school.
01:32So I didn't have the strength to hold a gun with one hand.
01:36I'm 32 years old,
01:41but I think I can shoot up to 50.
01:49I think I can do it.