”High School Girl” Bang Hyo-jin sets new record in women's 10m air rifle and advances to finals [Paris Olympics]

Bang Hyo-jin (Daegu Sports High School), a member of the South Korean national shooting team, set a new Olympic record in the women's 10m air rifle qualifying round and advanced to the finals in first place.
Bang Hyo-jin scored 634.5 points in the women's 10m air rifle qualifying round at the Chateauroux Shooting Centre in France on the 28th (Japan time).
She placed first among the 44 competitors and qualified for the finals, which are given to the top eight athletes.
The 43-man qualifier set a combined score of 60 shots (maximum score per shot of 10.9 points), and the top score was 1.6 points higher than the previous record of 632.9 points recorded by the previous Olympic Games.
The top eight contestants are given the right to compete in the finals. Bang Hyo-jin rose to second place in the first series with 106.2 points, and then took the lead with 106.6 points, the highest score in the fourth series.
She also managed to maintain her first place in the tournament with 105.9 points, and after six series, she advanced to the finals in first place overall.
He started shooting at the recommendation of his friend. Three years later, he won first place in the national team selection tournament and competed in the Olympics, setting a new Olympic record.
He is considered a dark horse in this tournament, having won a silver medal in the previous tournament. The day before, he won a silver medal in the mixed air rifle event with Park Ha-jung.
Bang Hyo-jin placed 9th with 630.9 points and unfortunately failed to advance to the finals. The women's 10m air rifle finals, in which Bang Hyo-jin will compete, will be held at 4:30 pm on the 29th.