S. Korean Men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Team Takes Lead on Day 1, Yoon Seo-young Ranks 2nd Individually

The South Korean men's 25m rapid fire pistol national team took the lead in the team event on the first day of the main competition at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.

The team, consisting of Yoon Seo-young (KB Kookmin Bank), Lee Geon-hyuk (Daegu Metropolitan City Public Facilities Management Corporation), and Song Jong-ho (IBK Corporate Bank), scored a combined 873 points (28 X-tens) in the first stage of the individual main event and the team event held at the Aichi Prefectural General Shooting Range in Japan today (September 30).

South Korea edged ahead of China (870 points) by 3 points, with Indonesia (861 points) sitting in third place.

Yoon Seo-young scored 100 in the 8-second stage, 99 in the 6-second stage, and 94 in the 4-second stage, totaling 293 points (9 X-tens) to rank second overall. Lee Geon-hyuk combined 98 in the 8-second stage, 100 in the 6-second stage, and 94 in the 4-second stage for 292 points (8 X-tens) to take third place.

Song Jong-ho is in 10th place with 288 points (11 X-tens).

The athletes fired a total of 30 shots each on this day, with 10 shots each in the 8-second, 6-second, and 4-second stages.

When the remaining 30 shots are fired in the same manner on October 1, the team medalists and the top 8 finalists for the individual final will be determined.

In the trap mixed team event held today, the pair of Ahn Dae-myung (Busan City Hall) and Lee Bona (Korean Air) finished 7th with 133 points, failing to advance to the finals.

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