South Korean shooter Kwon Eun-ji (21, Uljin-guncheong) rang the World Cup golden gun for the first time in 22 years. Kwon stood atop the podium in the women’s 10-meter air rifle at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup in Granada, Spain, on Monday (Sept. 19).World No. 3 Kwon Eun-ji, who finished sixth in the final with a score of 631, took the lead on the sixth shot of the final and never looked back .World No. 1 Anna Janssen (GER), who topped the field, threatened Kwon with three 10.9s, but her lack of depth was exposed and she fell back to third place.

Eunji Kwon and world No. 11 Pernille Norwall (NOR) were the only two remaining. With two shots remaining, Kwon, who had a 0.1-point lead, shot 10.1 and Norwall shot 10.2 to tie the two. Norwall, who fired the first shot of the final round, shot a perfect 10.6, while Kwon shot 10.7 to secure the upset gold medal. With a final score of 252.5, Kwon edged out Norwall, who shot 252.4, by 0.1 points to win her first ISSF World Cup gold medal .The last time a South Korean female air rifle shooter won gold at an ISSF Adult World Cup was Seo Seon-hwa (then Cheongwon Guncheong) in April 2002.

Kwon failed to medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in 2021, finishing seventh individually and fourth in the mixed event. This year, after returning to the national team, Kwon has made the jump to the top of the Korean women’s air rifle ranks, reaching the finals at both World Cups and two Grand Prix events, and has set her sights on the Paris Games. South Korea’s last medalist in women’s air rifle at the Olympic Games was Kang Cho Hyun (silver) at Sydney 2000.At the ISSF Granada World Cup, 324 athletes from 48 countries competed in the air rifle event. South Korea had 12 athletes, including Kwon Eun-ji, competing to earn ranking points for the Paris 카지노사이트킹 Olympics.