Olympic Medalist Collapses During Press Conference, Hospitalized

Kim Yeji, a South Korean pistol shooter, collapsed during a press conference in her home country.

The Olympic silver medalist, who went viral for her custom shooting glasses, was carried on a stretcher and hospitalized.

Le Huffington Post obtained footage of Yeji being carried on a stretcher and placed in an ambulance.

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Per Reuters:

South Korean Olympic silver medallist pistol shooter Kim Ye-ji, whose cool demeanour and appearance when competing at the Paris Games made her a social media sensation, collapsed at a news conference on Friday, apparently due to stress and exhaustion.

Kim was speaking at the event in Imsil, the county that she represented for seven years in the southern part of South Korea, when she collapsed, a county official said by telephone. Kim regained consciousness and was taken to hospital, he said.

The 31-year-old did not receive CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) as some media reported, the official said.

Yeji captured the silver medal in the women’s air pistol final at the Paris Olympics.

Kim Yeji has us all searching “where to buy #shootingsport glasses”. pic.twitter.com/GIOEkSIHG4

— The Olympic Games (@Olympics) August 2, 2024

You dropped this, Kim Yeji:

: Korean Sport & Olympic Committee pic.twitter.com/eCNGrNP7os

— The Olympic Games (@Olympics) August 1, 2024

South Korea’s Kim Yeji wore her daughter’s elephant toy on her waist in the women’s 10m air pistol final. She went on to win silver pic.twitter.com/mCr5hlODk3

— ESPN India (@ESPNIndia) August 1, 2024

From the New York Post:

She was admitted to Jeonju Hospital in the south of the country for tests, local authorities said, per the outlet.

It came after the sharpshooter won silver in the 10-meter air pistol event at the Paris Olympics on July 28.

Kim was sitting down and speaking to reporters on a microphone when she collapsed in Imsil, the county that she represented for seven years in the southern part of South Korea.

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