Shooting: Viral Olympic silver medalist Kim Ye-ji collapses at press conference

The pictures of Kim Ye-ji have been widely spread on social media after the Olympic silver.

Her sensationally relaxed style became a big talking point when she clinched the medal in the 10m air pistol.

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  • The 31-year-old’s success has led to a lot of attention. Kim Ye-ji met the media in Imsil, South Korea, on Friday local time, after finishing second at the Paris Olympics – and fainted, only to be taken to hospital.

    According to AFP, she should, under the circumstances, be fine.

    – We have been informed by the doctors that she does not need intensive treatment, says a press spokesperson to AFP.

    The news agency Reuters writes that she is in hospital for observation.

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