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Lee Geon-hyuk Wins Gold in Individual Rapid Fire Pistol, Secures Second Title with Team Victory [AG Video]

Lee Geon-hyuk (Daegu Public Facilities Management Corporation) has claimed two gold medals in shooting at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.

On October 1, Lee won the men's 25m rapid fire pistol individual final at the Aichi Prefectural Toyota Comprehensive Shooting Range in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. After a fierce battle that went down to a second shoot-off, he defeated Su Lianbopan of China with 32 points (a total of 9 points in the shoot-off) to secure the championship.

South Korea's Lee Geon-hyuk aims at the target during the men's 25m rapid fire pistol individual final at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games held at the Aichi Prefectural Toyota Comprehensive Shooting Range in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, on October 1. (Photo: Yonhap News)

Having already secured a team gold medal in the earlier preliminary round, Lee clinched his second title of the games by winning the individual event as well.

This marks the first time in 12 years that South Korea has swept both the individual and team events in rapid fire pistol at the Asian Games, following Kim Jun-hong at the 2014 Incheon Games.

South Korean shooting wrapped up its schedule at the games by adding two gold medals in the rapid fire pistol events, finishing with 3 gold, 5 silver, and 4 bronze medals.

South Korea's Lee Geon-hyuk, who won the gold medal in the men's 25m rapid fire pistol individual event at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games held at the Aichi Prefectural Toyota Comprehensive Shooting Range in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, on October 1, poses for a commemorative photo on the podium. (Photo: Yonhap News)

(Photo: Yonhap News)
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