Mother-to-be wins two Asiad shooting golds

GUANGZHOU - “My baby and I brought home the gold medals together,” said South Korean shooter Gim Yunmi after winning double gold medals at the Asian Games here Sunday. “The baby kept me calm and relaxed.”

Eight-months pregnant, Gim collected two gold medals by winning both the women’s 10m air pistol team and individual event, Xinhua reported.

One month before the Games, she was only able to train for 75 minutes a day.

“I had been worried about the baby,” said Gim. “I thought that may become a burden for the team. Anyway, the result is perfect!”

Gim was also a 25m pistol shooter but decided to drop the event because of the baby. “The only thing I want to do now is to go home,” said Gim.

Gim’s Asiad trip kicked off perfectly when she led the South Korean team to win the women’s 10m air pistol team event with 1,141 points. After that, she bridged two-point gap to surpass local star Sun Qi to claim her second gold with 483.3 points.

India and China got the silver and bronze respectively from the team event, while Sun Qi of China and Jo Yong Suk of North Korea were the medallists in the individual event.