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South Korean Olympian Kim Ye-ji has been dubbed 'the coolest person ever' after gaining a lot of new fans during Paris 2024.
The 31-year-old pistol shooter won a silver medal on Sunday in the women's 10 metre air pistol event when she finished just behind compatriot Oh Ye-jin.
But it was Kim's style as much as her accuracy that really impressed the viewers.
Kim was widely described as looking 'badass' as she rocked a bespoke pair of shooting glasses and a white baseball cap, while carrying her daughter's stuffed toy elephant in her non-shooting hand.
One fan tweeted: 'Omg her daughter's elephant doll was with her during the olympics. Kim Yeji is MOTHERING.'
South Korea's Kim Ye-ji pictured competing at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris on Sunday
Kim was among the field in the women's 10m air pistol event at Chateauroux Shooting Centre
The 31-year-old finished second and walked away with the first medal of her Olympic career
Kim was pictured carrying her daughter's stuffed toy elephant in her non-shooting hand
Kim needed a little help staying cool while competing on Saturday. Fortunately, she had a portable fan on hand.
Since Kim won her first Olympic medal on Sunday, footage of her in action at May's shooting World Cup in Baku has gone viral via social media.
The video in question showed Kim winning gold in Baku in the 25m pistol competition, setting a new world record in the process.
Commenting on the viral video, one viewer wrote: 'This is the coolest anyone has ever looked while breaking a world record'.
Another replied: 'This is the coldest s***. I'm obsessed'
A third comment read: 'And she's nonchalant about it, oh she's the coldest main character out there'.
Kim - who was hailed as 'the coolest person ever' - kept even cooler by using a handheld fan
Kim will be hoping to add to her medal collection in the Women's 25m pistol event at Paris 2024.
Qualification for that event will take place on Friday, with the final scheduled for Saturday.
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