The birth of the Disability X Non-Disability Perfect Shooting National Army! Deaf Kim Woo-rim is the 2nd place winner of the 10m air rifle! I am proud of the chairman of the Paralympics, Jeong Jin-wan.It gave us all dreams and hope
Sep 30, 2025
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Kim Woo-rim was proudly listed on the 2026 Korean Shooting Federation national team list released on its website on the 30th.
Kim Woo-rim, who won a surprise silver medal in his first appearance at the 2021 Deaflympics in Casias do Sul, Brazil, has been the biggest issue in the non-disabled shooting world this season. Kim Woo-rim, who is born deaf, is a famous person who looks like Lee Sang-hyuk and has a composure that does not shake under any circumstances even at a young age. On May 11, it became a hot topic, setting a new Korean record of 635.2 points in the men's general finals of the 10-meter air rifle at the Daegu Metropolitan City Mayor's Cup National Shooting Competition. And for the first time in four months, he ranked second in the men's 10-meter air rifle category among 26 men and 24 women for next year's national team announced by the Korea Shooting Federation. Kim Woo-rim is preparing for the Tokyo Olympics on Nov. 13. Next year, he will compete with non-disabled athletes on the world stage.
Chung Jin-wan, president of the Korea Sports Council for the Disabled, said, `I'm so proud of you. Kim Woo-rim can do it if she tries to give us all ' through the non-disabled shooting Taegeuk mark' gave us dreams and hope"I hope more disabled athletes continue to challenge themselves to the end like Kim Woo-rim, and I hope shooting will become a sport that everyone with disabilities and non-disabled people can play together. " Lee Deok-hee, a tennis player who will compete with Kim Woo-rim at the Tokyo Paralympics, is also a player who achieves results across disability and non-disabled competitions. In foreign countries such as Sweden, there are often cases where they also serve as a national team for disabled and non-disabled shooting. I hope there will be more players like Kim Woo-rim. I sincerely thank our athletes who prove the spirit of sports that "there is no impossible" expressed his heart. He also did not forget the message of support for Kim Woo-rim, who is proud of his shooting junior. "I hope we can work harder and participate in the LA Olympics as well as the Aichi and Nagoya Asian Games next year." First of all, I hope that I can win the gold medal at the Tokyo Deaflympics in November."
Park Sang-sang, secretary-general of the Korea Shooting Federation, said, "Kim Woo-rim's selection for the national shooting team is the result of her pure skills and efforts beyond the boundaries of disability and non-disability." The Korea Shooting Federation will continue to provide active support to all talented athletes to realize their dreams regardless of disability and non-disability." "Please cheer for Kim Woo-rim who will participate in the Tokyo Deaflympics on November 13th." did not forget to ask.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
