Anchor: The national shooting team was the best group of performers among all Korean athletes at the 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games and the London Olympics. Three-time Olympic pistol champion Jin Jong-oh set the new world record in the men's 50-meter pistol event at this year's world championship on Tuesday ahead of the Incheon Asian Games beginning next week. But the picture is not so rosy for the national shooting team this time in Incheon. The strong showing by China and the setback in training have reduced Korea’s hopes for golds at the Asiad clay and rifle shooting categories.
Our Park Jong-hong has the story.

Report: Korea’s top sharpshooters Jin Jong-oh and Kim Jang-mi have now set their sights on the Incheon Asian Games.

Jin set the world record in the men's 50-meter pistol event Tuesday at the 2014 International Shooting Sport Federation's World Championship in Spain. He has three gold medals from the Olympics and ranks at the top of the world but he has never stood atop the podium at the Asian Games.

However, he is determined to shrug off the jinx and win his first Asian Games gold in the men’s individual division in Incheon.

[Sound bite: Jin Jong-oh - national shooting team] 
"I don't intend to do less because it's the Asian Games. As if it is my first challenge, I will do my best to win before I retire. 

In the women’s sport pistol category, Kim Jang-mi is ready to shoot for a gold medal once again after winning one at the London Olympics.

[Sound bite: Kim Jang-mi - national shooting team]
"I will prove that I am not a one-hit wonder like at the Olympics and show that I am still alive."

While the outlook in the pistol division is bright, it’s a different story in the rifle and clay shooting categories.

While having won 13 golds in Guangzhou, the national shooting team has sharply lowered its estimate to winning only seven in Incheon, as China has improved in the intervening years.

Experts say a key factor in the outcome will be how well the athletes overcome the pressure of their home turf in front of mostly Korean fans.
Park Jong-hong KBS World Radio News