Gwangju Sports Middle School Wins Team Title at National Police Chief’s Shooting Competition

Park Beomhan and Three Teammates Shine
Triumph in 10m Air Pistol Team Event

The shooting team of Gwangju Sports Middle School claimed the top spot in the boys’ middle school 10m air pistol team event at a national competition.

Gwangju Sports Middle School announced that it had won the boys’ middle school 10m air pistol team title at the 35th National Police Agency Chief’s Shooting Competition, which was held in Changwon, Gyeongsangnam-do, from July 27 to August 3, 2026.

Gwangju Physical Education High School won first place in the Boys' Middle School 10m Air Pistol Team Event at the 35th National Police Agency Chief's Shooting Competition. Photo by Gwangju Physical Education High School

This year’s competition saw 408 teams and 2,954 athletes from across the country compete fiercely in 19 events, including middle school, high school, university, general, and para-athlete divisions. In the boys’ middle school 10m air pistol team event, Gwangju Sports Middle School students Park Beom-han and Heo Dong-won (both 3rd-year students), as well as Song A-yoon and Im Woo-hyuk (both 2nd-year students), scored 564, 559, 559, and 545 points, respectively.

The total score, calculated by summing the top three scores, was 1,682 points. With this, they secured the gold medal by comfortably defeating Yeongdeungpo Middle School of Seoul, which placed second with 1,667 points, by a margin of 15 points.

Principal Lee Byung-kwan stated, “This valuable victory is the result of the students' unwavering dedication to training even in sweltering weather, combined with the commitment of their coaches. We will continue to provide full support so that students can showcase their abilities and continue to grow steadily.”

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