Paralympic Shooting Athlete Park Jin-ho Adds Air Rifle Silver... South Korea Ranks 42nd in Medal Standings
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[Asia Economy Reporter Junyi Park] Park Jin-ho (44, Cheongju City Hall), a member of the Korean para shooting team, added another silver medal in just two days.
On the 1st, Park Jin-ho won the silver medal with a score of 253.0 in the mixed 10m air rifle prone (SH1) final held at the Asaka Shooting Range in Saitama Prefecture, Japan.
He was narrowly defeated by Natasha Hiltrop (Germany, 253.1 points) by only 0.1 points.
Park Jin-ho had previously won a bronze medal in the men's 10m air rifle standing event on the 30th of last month.
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With this, South Korea has won a total of 1 gold, 4 silver, and 9 bronze medals as of the 8th day of competition since the opening of the Tokyo Paralympics. As of 9 PM that day, South Korea ranked 42nd in the medal standings.
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