S. Korea clinches two silvers, one bronze on day 4 of Paralympics
South Korea won three medals on day four of the Rio Paralympics. In the photo, shooter Lee Ju-hee shows his bronze medal in the mixed 25-pistol in the SH1 classification. / Yonhap
By Lee Jin-a
South Korea earned two silver medals and one bronze ― in swimming, table tennis and shooting ― on the fourth day of the Rio Paralympics Sunday (local time).
Swimmer Lim Woo-geun won his silver medal in the men’s 100-meter breaststroke after finishing the SB5 classification event in one minute, 34 seconds.
Swimmer Lim Woo-geun finishes the men’s 100-meter breaststroke event in SB5 classification in one minute and 34 seconds. / Yonhap
Table Tennis player Seo Su-yeon clinched a silver medal in the women’s singles in the 1-2 classification. She lost to China’s Liu Jing 1-3.
Shooter Lee Ju-hee earned his bronze medal in the mixed 25-meter pistol in the SH1 classification, beating Australia’s Christopher Pitt with a score of seven to three. It was his second medal in Rio after earning silver in the 10-meter air pistol event on Saturday.
Table Tennis player Seo Su-yeon clinches a silver medal in the women’s singles in the 1-2 classification. / Yonhap
On day four of the Paralympics, South Korea ranked 15th on the medal list with three golds, four silvers and six bronze.