South Korean Olympic shooter Kim Ye-ji keeps cool over newfound fame

AFP English

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.

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