S. Korean Shooter Wins Silver In Women's 10m Air Rifle

South Korean shooter Chung Eun-hye won a silver medal in the women's 10-meter air rifle competition at the 18th Asian Games on Monday.

PALEMBANG, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 20th Aug, 2018 ) :South Korean shooter Chung Eun-hye won a silver medal in the women's 10-meter air rifle competition at the 18th Asian Games on Monday.

Chung scored 248.6 points to finish second behind Zhao Ryozhu of China, who won gold with an Asian Games record of 250.9. Nandinzaya Gankhuyag of Mongolia took bronze with 227.4.

This was South Korea's second medal in shooting. On Sunday, Lee Dae-myung and Kim Min-jung took silver in the 10m air pistol mixed team event.

Chung finished in fourth place with Kim Hyeon-jun in the 10m air rifle mixed team competition on Sunday.

At Jakabaring Sport City (JSC) shooting range in Palembang, the co-host city of the 18th Asian Games with Jakarta, Chung reached the finals after finishing third in the qualification round.

The 28-year-old South Korean was only fifth after her 16th shot with combined points of 165.3. However, she moved up to third place after her 20th shot with only four attempts remaining.

Chung and Gankhuyag were tied at 227.4 after 22 shots, and both shooters entered a shoot-off for elimination. Chung survived by shooting 10, while Gankhuyag only had 9.3.

With only two shots remaining, Chung was 2.4 points behind Zhao. She failed to overcome the deficit and settled for silver in the end.