Viral South Korean Olympic shooter Kim Ye-ji suffers sudden convulsions at press conference


Kim’s virality on social media caused her to become an overnight sensation due to her “cool and unbothered” demeanour while participating in the shooting category, and winning a silver medal. – Reuters

SEOUL: South Korean Olympic silver medallist, Kim Ye-ji was reported to have collapsed in convulsions during a press conference on Friday (Aug 9) while being interviewed.

According to South Korean news media Chosun Daily, Kim’s interview took place at the Jeonbuk shooting range in Imsil County, North Jeolla province on Saturday at 11.01am local time (10.01am Malaysian time) when she suddenly collapsed shocking everyone present.

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