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So Seung-sub, the oldest member of the national shooting team, is set to compete in the Asian Games for the first time in his life at the age of 48. Although he has developed presbyopia, he delivered a cheerful resolution that his skills are currently at their peak and that he will cry tears of joy after winning a gold medal.

Reporter Pyeon Gwanghyeon has the story.

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Carefully aiming at the target and gripping his pistol is So Seung-sub, born in 1978, the eldest member of the national team.

After first holding a gun as a fifth grader in elementary school, he has stood at the shooting range for 37 years. While he helped junior legends who have now retired, such as Jin Jong-oh and Lee Dae-myung, grow, this upcoming Asian Games will be his very first international multi-sport competition.

[So Seung-sub / National Shooting Team Member: I tend to get quite nervous, and I think I got a bit too nervous during finals, international competition finals...]

The driving force behind his improved skills as he approaches the age of 50 is his middle school son, who followed in his father's footsteps to become a shooting athlete.

[So Seung-sub / National Shooting Team Member: I think there was a huge desire to show my son a more admirable father. Because of that, I was able to focus even more...]

With the passage of time, sorrowful physical changes have also found him.

[So Seung-sub / National Shooting Team Member: Over the past two to three years, presbyopia started to set in, and my smartphone is getting farther and farther away. Now, I wear shooting glasses while competing...]

Right now, So Seung-sub, who is facing the greatest moment of his life, is full of confidence.

[So Seung-sub / National Shooting Team Member: Having done shooting for 37 years, I am currently hitting my career high, so I think (competing until I turn sixty) will be more than doable.]

Joining forces with niece-like juniors such as Paris Olympics three-gold-medalist Ban Hyojin, Oh Ye-jin, and Yang Ji-in, So Seung-sub is determined to lead the way in ringing out "golden shots" as the eldest brother of the shooting team targeting five gold medals.

[So Seung-sub / National Shooting Team Member: Just thinking about that overwhelming emotion brings tears to my eyes, but if I actually get up there, I think I will burst into tears.]

(Video Editing: Hwang Ji-young, Design: Hwang Se-young)