Thrilling 'Perfect Score' in Final Shoot-off: Lee Geon-hyuk Wins Double Gold in Shooting

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In shooting, Lee Geon-hyuk captured the top spot in the men's 25m rapid fire pistol individual event, claiming his second gold medal of the competition. After winning the gold, Lee delivered a very special expression of gratitude to his wife, Kim Ye-ji, a silver medalist at the Paris Olympics.

Here is reporter Bae Jeonghun.

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Having teamed up with Yoon Seo-young and Song Jong-ho to win the team gold, Lee Geon-hyuk focused intensely on every single shot in the individual final as well.

Amid the tension of having to fire five shots within four seconds, he hit the bullseye with all five shots twice, taking the lead from the early stages.

[Kim Jun-hyeok, SBS Commentator: You can even hear from the sound that our athlete Lee Geon-hyuk has a precise tempo.]

[Yoon Jang-hyun, SBS Announcer: Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Like this.]

[Kim Jun-hyeok, SBS Commentator: Yes, exactly!]

Although he allowed China's Su Renbofan to tie the score in the final five shots, forcing a shoot-off, his composure shone even brighter in the moment of crisis.

Though his first shot missed, he hit all of the remaining four shots to dramatically force a second shoot-off, and as his opponent eventually faltered first, he painted all five opportunities in green lights.

Lee raised his arms high to celebrate becoming the shooting national team's only double gold medalist.

Lee, who is also the husband of Paris Olympics silver medalist Kim Ye-ji, expressed his gratitude to his wife, who supported him while he temporarily stepped away from national team life.

[Lee Geon-hyuk / National Shooting Team: (Regarding his wife saying she would change the front door password if he didn't win a gold medal) I thought of my wife and baby during the shoot-off, but if she locks me out by changing the password like that, I'd feel a little sad. I want to tell (my wife) that she worked really hard and that I love her.]

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Gold medal news for our delegation also arrived from taekwondo.

In the women's poomsae event, Jeong Ha-eun claimed the gold medal with an average score of 9.31 points, while Yoon Gyu-sung led the charge for the men's poomsae, securing the country's third consecutive gold medal in the event.

(Video Editing: Hwang Ji-young, Design: Kang Yoon-jung)