19-year-old Oh Ye Jin made history by becoming the first Olympic champion from the Republic of Korea, winning gold and setting a new record in the women’s 10m air pistol event.

Jin scored 243.2 points, showing remarkable accuracy. Eight of her last nine shots scored at least 10 out of a possible 10.9 points.

Teammate Kim Yeji won silver with 241.3 points.

The previous record of 240.3 points was set by Russia’s Vitalina Batsarashkina at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

Korea is currently ranked third at the Olympics with 2 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze medal.

Australia leads the medal table with 3 gold and 2 silver medals, followed by China with 3 gold and 1 bronze medal, Korea is third with 2 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze medal, while USA is fourth with 1 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze medals. The Olympic Games end on the 12th of next month.