Hanwha Group Chairman Kim Seung-youn Sunday called the coach of Korean shooter Jin Jong-oh to congratulate him on Jin’s Olympic gold medal in the men’s 10-meter air pistol final at the Summer Games in London.
Jin came to London as one of the favorites, having won the Asian Championship earlier this year. He won the silver medal in the same event in Beijing four years ago as well as the gold in the 50-meter competition. Hanwha has been a prominent corporate backer of the competitive shooting scene in Korea, with group senior advisor Kim Jeong doubling as the head of the Korean Shooting Federation.
``Kim called Byeong Gyeong-soo, the head coach of Korea’s shooting team, to congratulate him on Jin winning the first gold for Korea in the London Olympics,’’ Hanwha said in a statement.