S. Korean shooter completes medal set


SOUTH Korean shooter Park Jin-ho completed a full set of Paralympic medals after winning the men’s 10m air rifle standing SH1 final on Saturday.Jin-ho scored 249.4 points, only 1.2 shy of his own world record.

The SH1 category is for athletes with missing legs or severe trunk impairments.

The gold complements the silver and bronze medals he earned in Tokyo.

“It was the only medal I did not have so now I have achieved everything,” Jin-ho said.

“I feel fulfilled.”

He praised his wife after the medal ceremony.

“She has sacrificed so much. I have not seen her and my family very much in the last year as I prepared for the Paralympic Games.” — AP

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