National Shooter Choi Ye-in Blocked from World Championships Due to Association's Administrative Blunder

National shooting team member Choi Ye-in (Juyup High School) has been blocked from competing in the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Championships due to an administrative blunder by the Korea Shooting Federation.

Choi was unable to compete in the women's 10-meter air rifle event at the ISSF World Championships held in Doha, Qatar, on the 3rd, Korea time.

This occurred because the federation failed to apply for her Accreditation Card (AD card), which is mandatory for participation in the competition.

After belatedly discovering the omission, the federation requested on-site additional registration, but it was rejected as the participant list had already been finalized.

The federation stated, "It is presumed that the staff closed the screen without clicking the 'Save' button after entering Choi's information into the ISSF online system," adding, "The staff member in charge has been suspended from duty pending further action."

With Choi's participation canceled, the South Korean national shooting team fell short of the minimum requirement of three athletes for the women's 10-meter air rifle team event, making them ineligible to compete in the team event as well.

This tournament offers three quota places for the 2028 Los Angeles (LA) Olympics in each event.

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