Killer role: Viral Korean Olympic shooter scores first acting role as assassin


Seoul (AFP): South Korean pistol shooter Kim Ye-ji, whose skill and nonchalance won the Internet at the Paris Olympics, has landed her first acting role -- as an assassin.

The 32-year-old took silver in the women's 10m air pistol in July and her ultra-calm demeanour, combined with her wire-rimmed shooting glasses and baseball cap, turned her into a worldwide online sensation.

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